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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST THU DEC 24 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         45    144 PM  60    1889  32     13       40
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM -22    1989  16     17       34
  AVERAGE         39                        24     15       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.84          1.24 1941   0.04   0.80     0.34
  MONTH TO DATE    4.81                      1.11   3.70     0.93
  SINCE DEC 1      4.81                      1.11   3.70     0.93
  SINCE JAN 1     44.00                     35.71   8.29    41.89

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1884   0.3   -0.3      1.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.8   -6.1      1.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       6.8   -6.1      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1      7.6                       9.7   -2.1      6.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       26                        41    -15       28
  MONTH TO DATE  583                       876   -293      702
  SINCE DEC 1    583                       876   -293      702
  SINCE JUL 1   1464                      2134   -670     2019

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM
 LOWEST     75          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1889
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 24 2015......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST
DECEMBER 25 2015......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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