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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST WED JAN 27 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         31    525 PM  65    2002  31      0       53       
  MINIMUM         26   1218 AM -17    1904  14     12       32       
  AVERAGE         29                        23      6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.51 1996   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.82  -0.14     0.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.12                      2.24   3.88     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      0.82  -0.14     0.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            13.7  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       7.0   -3.0      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.8                      16.0   -4.2      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      18.9   -0.2     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        42     -6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE 1123                      1106     17     1036       
  SINCE DEC 1   2008                      2315   -307     2055       
  SINCE JUL 1   2889                      3573   -684     3372       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2016.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2016.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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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