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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST WED DEC 23 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         42    316 PM  64    1933  32     10       43       
  MINIMUM         29    656 AM -20    1989  16     13       39       
  AVERAGE         36                        24     12       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1961   0.04  -0.04     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.97                      1.07   2.90     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.97                      1.07   2.90     0.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.16                     35.67   7.49    41.55    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1961   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.5   -5.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       6.5   -5.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       9.4   -1.8      5.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        41    -12       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  557                       835   -278      674       
  SINCE DEC 1    557                       835   -278      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   1438                      2093   -655     1991       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -22      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2015......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 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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