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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST MON DEC 14 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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    958 AM  64    1921  34     19       57       
  MINIMUM         46   1057 PM -14    1961  18     28       43       
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         50                        26     24       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.79R         0.89 1920   0.05   1.74      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      0.68   2.30      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.98                      0.68   2.30      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     42.17                     35.28   6.89    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.8  1920   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       3.8   -3.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       3.8   -3.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       6.7    0.9      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        39    -24       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       475   -176      410       
  SINCE DEC 1    299                       475   -176      410       
  SINCE JUL 1   1180                      1733   -553     1727       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        60      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -17      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2015......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2015......SUNRISE   734 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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