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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1250 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         29   1203 AM  60    1999  34     -5       42       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         15   1159 PM -21    1899  17     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         22                        25     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.81 1918   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.32   0.08     0.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.52                      2.74   3.78     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.08                      1.32  -0.24     1.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.2           8.3  1901   0.3    0.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       2.6    2.7      7.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     17.0                      20.1   -3.1     21.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.9                      23.0    0.9     27.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        40      3       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       325    -41      360       
  SINCE DEC 1   2436                      2847   -411     2568       
  SINCE JUL 1   3317                      4105   -788     3885       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        61      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -23      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2016......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2016......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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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