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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST MON JAN 18 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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          6   1231 AM  59    1989  31    -25       48       
  MINIMUM         -6    818 AM -19    1930  14    -20       37       
  AVERAGE          0                        22    -22       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1996   0.03  -0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.54  -0.06     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.92                      1.96   3.96     1.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.48                      0.54  -0.06     0.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1936   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       4.5   -3.7      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.6                      13.5   -4.9      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.5                      16.4   -0.9     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       65                        43     22       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  730                       724      6      782       
  SINCE DEC 1   1615                      1933   -318     1801       
  SINCE JUL 1   2496                      3191   -695     3118       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        63      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2016.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2016.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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