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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST MON DEC 21 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         54    251 PM  61    1941  32     22       37
  MINIMUM         36   1209 AM -13    1901  17     19       32
  AVERAGE         45                        24     21       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.93 1882   0.05   0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.89                      0.99   2.90     0.25
  SINCE DEC 1      3.89                      0.99   2.90     0.25
  SINCE JAN 1     43.08                     35.59   7.49    41.21

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0             6.8  2012 0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       5.9   -5.2       T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       5.9   -5.2       T
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       8.8   -1.2      5.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        40    -20       30
  MONTH TO DATE  503                       753   -250      626
  SINCE DEC 1    503                       753   -250      626
  SINCE JUL 1   1384                      2011   -627     1943

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1941
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 21 2015......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST
DECEMBER 22 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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