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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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         26   1159 PM  59    1909  31     -5       46       
  MINIMUM         18    859 AM -22    1963  14      4       21       
  AVERAGE         22                        23     -1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.52 1894   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.58                      0.72  -0.14     0.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.02                      2.14   3.88     1.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.58                      0.72  -0.14     0.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.5  1894   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.8                       6.1   -3.3      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     10.6                      15.1   -4.5      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.5                      18.0   -0.5     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        42      1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE 1017                       980     37      961       
  SINCE DEC 1   1902                      2189   -287     1980       
  SINCE JUL 1   2783                      3447   -664     3297       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      1981                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 24 2016.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 25 2016.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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