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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST FRI DEC 18 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         37    300 PM  64    1939  33      4       30       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM  -9    1964  17      8       15       
  AVERAGE         31                        25      6       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.44 1895   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      0.86   2.96     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.82                      0.86   2.96     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.01                     35.46   7.55    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1951   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       5.0   -4.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       5.0   -4.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       7.9   -0.3      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        40     -6       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  408                       633   -225      523       
  SINCE DEC 1    408                       633   -225      523       
  SINCE JUL 1   1289                      1891   -602     1840       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        64      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -16      1985                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2015......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2015......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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