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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
102 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         34   1202 AM  69    1889  32      2       35
  MINIMUM         27    504 AM -19    1983  16     11       32
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.96 1895   0.04   0.00     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    4.85                      1.15   3.70     1.01
  SINCE DEC 1      4.85                      1.15   3.70     1.01
  SINCE JAN 1     44.04                     35.75   8.29    41.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.8           7.0  1909   0.3    0.5      0.6
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       7.1   -5.6      1.6
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       7.1   -5.6      1.6
  SINCE JUL 1      8.4                      10.0   -1.6      7.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        41     -7       31
  MONTH TO DATE  617                       917   -300      733
  SINCE DEC 1    617                       917   -300      733
  SINCE JUL 1   1498                      2175   -677     2050

 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     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1100 AM
 LOWEST     69           100 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1879


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 25 2015......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST
DECEMBER 26 2015......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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