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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1235 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         47    143 AM  60    1975  34     13       58       
  MINIMUM         35    910 AM -17    1901  18     17       51       
  AVERAGE         41                        26     15       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84R         0.61 1992   0.05   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      0.73   3.09      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.82                      0.73   3.09      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     43.01                     35.33   7.68    40.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.1  1951   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       4.1   -3.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       4.1   -3.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       7.0    0.6      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        39    -15       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  323                       514   -191      420       
  SINCE DEC 1    323                       514   -191      420       
  SINCE JUL 1   1204                      1772   -568     1737       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      2002                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -18      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2015......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2015......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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