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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         32   1133 AM  61    1944  31      1       42
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM -27    1894  14     12       32
  AVERAGE         29                        23      6       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.92 1895   0.04   0.06     0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.79  -0.11     0.60
  SINCE DEC 1      6.12                      2.21   3.91     1.63
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      0.79  -0.11     0.60

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.2          10.0  1895   0.3    0.9       T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       6.7   -2.7      6.5
  SINCE DEC 1     11.8                      15.7   -3.9      8.4
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      18.6    0.1     14.2
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       36                        42     -6       28
  MONTH TO DATE 1087                      1064     23     1014
  SINCE DEC 1   1972                      2273   -301     2033
  SINCE JUL 1   2853                      3531   -678     3350

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE
  BLOWING SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM
 LOWEST     75           800 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -17      1904


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 26 2016.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST
JANUARY 27 2016.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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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