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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         75    412 PM 100    1983  84     -9       80       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  40    1950  65     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         69                        74     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          2.10 2014   0.13   0.24     0.00    
                                      1891                          
  MONTH TO DATE    3.84                      2.73   1.11     3.41    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.29                     12.14   0.15    18.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.53                     25.32  -1.79    28.33    
                                                                     
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        2       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        18    -18        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       204     46      212       
  SINCE JUN 1   1002                       774    228      822       
  SINCE JAN 1   1095                       850    245      902       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2016........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2016........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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