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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         45    110 PM  63    1987  34     11       46       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM -21    1905  16     13       28       
  AVERAGE         37                        25     12       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 1928   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.28   0.12     0.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.52                      2.70   3.82     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.28  -0.20     1.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.4  2005   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.1                       2.3    1.8      7.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.8                      19.8   -4.0     21.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.7                      22.7    0.0     27.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        40    -12       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       285    -44      333       
  SINCE DEC 1   2393                      2807   -414     2541       
  SINCE JUL 1   3274                      4065   -791     3858       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        60      1999                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -21      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2016......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2016......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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