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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1236 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         47    240 PM  60    2012  32     15       34       
  MINIMUM         27    739 AM -19    1917  15     12        9       
  AVERAGE         37                        24     13       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.64 1973   0.04  -0.04     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04     0.48    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.12                      2.46   3.66     2.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      1.04  -0.36     1.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.9  1983   0.3   -0.3      6.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      6.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.8                      17.8   -6.0     20.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.7                      20.7   -2.0     25.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        41    -13       43       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        41    -13       43       
  SINCE DEC 1   2180                      2563   -383     2251       
  SINCE JUL 1   3061                      3821   -760     3568       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2016......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2016......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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