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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1226 AM CST SUN DEC 20 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         39    354 PM  58    1894  33      6       33       
  MINIMUM         15    649 AM -18    1884  17     -2       28       
  AVERAGE         27                        25      2       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 2012   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      0.94   2.88     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.82                      0.94   2.88     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.01                     35.54   7.47    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  2012   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       5.6   -4.9       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       5.6   -4.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       8.5   -0.9      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        40     -2       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  483                       713   -230      596       
  SINCE DEC 1    483                       713   -230      596       
  SINCE JUL 1   1364                      1971   -607     1913       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        61      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2015......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2015......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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