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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST THU JAN 21 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         24    427 PM  64    1895  31     -7       50       
  MINIMUM          8    540 AM -20    1985  14     -6       30       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         16                        22     -6       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.97 1904   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.63  -0.05     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.02                      2.05   3.97     1.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.58                      0.63  -0.05     0.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.8  1953   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       5.3   -2.5      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.6                      14.3   -3.7      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.5                      17.2    0.3     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        43      6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  890                       853     37      861       
  SINCE DEC 1   1775                      2062   -287     1880       
  SINCE JUL 1   2656                      3320   -664     3197       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -26      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2016.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2016.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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