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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA               
120 AM CST TUE JAN 5 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         27    643 PM  55    1880  31     -4       17       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -25    1884  15      4        2       
  AVERAGE         23                        23      0       10      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1910   0.04  -0.04     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.44                      1.56   3.88     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1910   0.2   -0.2      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.8                      10.0   -2.2      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.7                      12.9    1.8      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        42      0       55       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       168     -5      168       
  SINCE DEC 1   1048                      1377   -329     1187       
  SINCE JUL 1   1929                      2635   -706     2504       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -30      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   500 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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