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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST FRI DEC 11 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         58    315 PM  66    1890  35     23       34       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM -19    1919  19     21       28       
  AVERAGE         49                        27     22       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1970   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.53  -0.49      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.53  -0.49      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     35.13   4.10    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1944   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.9   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       2.9   -2.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       5.8    1.8      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        38    -22       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       360   -116      342       
  SINCE DEC 1    244                       360   -116      342       
  SINCE JUL 1   1125                      1618   -493     1659       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1211                      1066    145     1075       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19        -8      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2015......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2015......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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