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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1242 AM CST FRI JAN 8 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         37    125 PM  59    2003  31      6        8
  MINIMUM         34    505 AM -25    1912  14     20       -8
  AVERAGE         36                        22     14        0

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.33          0.66 1937   0.03   0.30      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.23   0.17     0.42
  SINCE DEC 1      5.84                      1.65   4.19     1.45
  SINCE JAN 1      0.40                      0.23   0.17     0.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.1  1913   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7      6.2
  SINCE DEC 1      7.9                      10.8   -2.9      8.1
  SINCE JUL 1     14.8                      13.7    1.1     13.9
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       29                        42    -13       65
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       294    -29      350
  SINCE DEC 1   1150                      1503   -353     1369
  SINCE JUL 1   2031                      2761   -730     2686

 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM
 LOWEST     85          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        67      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  8 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST
JANUARY  9 2016.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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