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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
1248 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         27    248 PM  61    1965  31     -4       23       
                                      1891                          
  MINIMUM         14    903 AM -15    1968  15     -1        0       
  AVERAGE         21                        23     -2       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.37 1931   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      1.42   4.02     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.44                      1.42   4.02     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.63                     36.02   8.61    41.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.7  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.8                       9.0   -1.2      1.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.8                       9.0   -1.2      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      11.9    2.8      7.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        42      2       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  885                      1209   -324     1019       
  SINCE DEC 1    885                      1209   -324     1019       
  SINCE JUL 1   1766                      2467   -701     2336       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -18      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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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