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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
523 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 16 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         84    456 PM 102    1936  86     -2       88       
  MINIMUM         64    422 AM  53    1906  67     -3       71       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.31 1922   0.14  -0.14     0.93    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.91                      2.44   0.47     2.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.38                      7.38  -3.00    10.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.62                     20.56  -4.94    19.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        12     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       181    -19      148       
  SINCE JUN 1    540                       402    138      405       
  SINCE JAN 1    633                       478    155      485       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 17 2016..........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   
JULY 18 2016..........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   845 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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