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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST WED DEC 30 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         26    410 PM  58    2006  31     -5       29
                                      1999
  MINIMUM         20    725 PM -17    1917  15      5        8
                                      1880
  AVERAGE         23                        23      0       19

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.78 1885   0.04  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    5.38                      1.35   4.03     1.03
  SINCE DEC 1      5.38                      1.35   4.03     1.03
  SINCE JAN 1     44.57                     35.95   8.62    41.99

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.0  1907   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       8.5   -1.6      1.9
  SINCE DEC 1      6.9                       8.5   -1.6      1.9
  SINCE JUL 1     13.8                      11.4    2.4      7.7
  SNOW DEPTH       4

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       42                        42      0       46
  MONTH TO DATE  802                      1125   -323      909
  SINCE DEC 1    802                      1125   -323      909
  SINCE JUL 1   1683                      2383   -700     2226

 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    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM
 LOWEST     68           200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        63      2004
                                             1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2015......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2015......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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