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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
1238 AM CST TUE JAN 12 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         30   1149 PM  55    2002  31     -1       36       
                                      1992                          
  MINIMUM         11    114 AM -21    1912  14     -3       17       
  AVERAGE         21                        22     -1       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.90 1960   0.02   0.00     0.00    
                                      1890                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.35   0.11     0.43    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.90                      1.77   4.13     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.46                      0.35   0.11     0.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           6.3  1905   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       2.8   -2.4      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.2                      11.8   -3.6      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.1                      14.7    0.4     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        43      1       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  457                       466     -9      548       
  SINCE DEC 1   1342                      1675   -333     1567       
  SINCE JUL 1   2223                      2933   -710     2884       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -29      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2016.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2016.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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