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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST THU DEC 17 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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    311 AM  62    1939  33     14       33       
  MINIMUM         30    909 PM -15    1932  18     12       18       
  AVERAGE         39                        25     14       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 1921   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      0.81   3.01     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.82                      0.81   3.01     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.01                     35.41   7.60    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1904   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       4.7   -4.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       4.7   -4.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       7.6    0.0      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        40    -14       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       593   -219      481       
  SINCE DEC 1    374                       593   -219      481       
  SINCE JUL 1   1255                      1851   -596     1798       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        64      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -9      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2015......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2015......SUNRISE   736 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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