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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
117 AM CST SAT JAN 2 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         36    255 PM  61    1897  31      5       39       
  MINIMUM         17    745 AM -18    1887  15      2       14       
  AVERAGE         27                        23      4       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1942   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.44                      1.46   3.98     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          19.8  1942   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.8                       9.3   -1.5      1.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      12.2    2.5      7.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       38       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        42     -4       38       
  SINCE DEC 1    923                      1251   -328     1057       
  SINCE JUL 1   1804                      2509   -705     2374       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1887                    
                                             1885                    
                                             1879                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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