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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
1247 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         49    503 PM  70    1896  40      9       11       
  MINIMUM         30    806 AM -14    1963  23      7       -1       
                                      1897                          
  AVERAGE         40                        32      8        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1912   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.17  -0.08     0.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.21                      3.59   3.62     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.17  -0.40     2.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.2  1912   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   11.4                       7.5    3.9      9.4     
  SINCE DEC 1     23.1                      25.0   -1.9     23.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      27.9    2.1     28.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        33     -8       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  898                       985    -87     1200       
  SINCE DEC 1   3050                      3507   -457     3408       
  SINCE JUL 1   3931                      4765   -834     4725       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        68      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2016......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 28 2016......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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