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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1241 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         33    246 AM  64    1946  31      2       35
  MINIMUM         20   1141 PM -20    1886  16      4       19
  AVERAGE         27                        23      4       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    4.87                      1.27   3.60     1.03
  SINCE DEC 1      4.87                      1.27   3.60     1.03
  SINCE JAN 1     44.06                     35.87   8.19    41.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1904   0.3   -0.3      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    1.5                       7.9   -6.4      1.9
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                       7.9   -6.4      1.9
  SINCE JUL 1      8.4                      10.8   -2.4      7.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       38
  MONTH TO DATE  720                      1041   -321      824
  SINCE DEC 1    720                      1041   -321      824
  SINCE JUL 1   1601                      2299   -698     2141

 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     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           900 AM
 LOWEST     71           800 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        69      1984
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 28 2015......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST
DECEMBER 29 2015......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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