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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST SUN FEB 14 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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         16    752 PM  65    1921  35    -19       37       
  MINIMUM          2    351 AM -26    1905  18    -16       15       
  AVERAGE          9                        27    -18       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.05 1919   0.04   0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.54   0.08     0.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.74                      2.96   3.78     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.30                      1.54  -0.24     1.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.2           8.7  1978   0.3    0.9       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    9.1                       4.1    5.0      7.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.8                      21.6   -0.8     21.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.7                      24.5    3.2     27.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        38     18       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  541                       520     21      560       
  SINCE DEC 1   2693                      3042   -349     2768       
  SINCE JUL 1   3574                      4300   -726     4085       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        68      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -14      1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2016......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2016......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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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