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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1239 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         48   1227 AM  63    1941  32     16       44       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM -18    1989  16     15       37       
  AVERAGE         40                        24     16       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.60 1881   0.04   0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.97                      1.03   2.94     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.97                      1.03   2.94     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.16                     35.63   7.53    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1905   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.2   -5.5       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       6.2   -5.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       9.1   -1.5      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        41    -16       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       794   -266      650       
  SINCE DEC 1    528                       794   -266      650       
  SINCE JUL 1   1409                      2052   -643     1967       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        64      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2015......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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