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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1247 AM CST SAT DEC 12 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         53    559 PM  64    1965  35     18       38       
  MINIMUM         37    518 AM  -8    1917  19     18       31       
  AVERAGE         45                        27     18       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1899   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.59  -0.55      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.59  -0.55      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     39.23                     35.19   4.04    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.3  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       3.2   -2.5      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       3.2   -2.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       6.1    1.5      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        38    -18       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       398   -134      372       
  SINCE DEC 1    264                       398   -134      372       
  SINCE JUL 1   1145                      1656   -511     1689       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2000                    
                                             1961                    
                                             1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2015......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 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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