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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1237 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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   1159 PM  58    1936  32      2       50       
  MINIMUM         25    756 AM -16    1879  16      9       31       
  AVERAGE         30                        24      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1882   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.85                      1.19   3.66     1.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.85                      1.19   3.66     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.04                     35.79   8.25    41.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  2013   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       7.3   -5.8      1.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       7.3   -5.8      1.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.4                      10.2   -1.8      7.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        41     -6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  652                       958   -306      757       
  SINCE DEC 1    652                       958   -306      757       
  SINCE JUL 1   1533                      2216   -683     2074       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2015......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 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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