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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1234 AM CST SAT JAN 30 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         46    416 PM  62    1919  32     14       38       
  MINIMUM         25    726 AM -23    1966  15     10       25       
  AVERAGE         36                        23     13       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1947   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.92  -0.24     0.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.12                      2.34   3.78     1.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      0.92  -0.24     0.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.2  1947   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                       7.9   -3.9      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.8                      16.9   -5.1      8.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      19.8   -1.1     14.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        42    -13       33       
  MONTH TO DATE 1218                      1232    -14     1120       
  SINCE DEC 1   2103                      2441   -338     2139       
  SINCE JUL 1   2984                      3699   -715     3456       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -17      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2016.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2016.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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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