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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
116 AM CST THU DEC 31 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         29    244 PM  63    2004  31     -2       13       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         23   1108 PM -15    1968  15      8        2       
  AVERAGE         26                        23      3        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.10 1931   0.03   0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      1.38   4.06     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.44                      1.38   4.06     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.63                     35.98   8.65    41.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9           6.6  1998   0.2    0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.8                       8.7   -0.9      1.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.8                       8.7   -0.9      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      11.6    3.1      7.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        42     -3       57       
  MONTH TO DATE  841                      1167   -326      966       
  SINCE DEC 1    841                      1167   -326      966       
  SINCE JUL 1   1722                      2425   -703     2283       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1965                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2015......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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