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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         83    448 PM  99    2013  83      0       76       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         64    627 AM  45    1986  63      1       57       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             6.18 1975   0.13  -0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.60                      3.65   0.95     3.95    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.05                     13.06  -0.01    19.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.29                     26.24  -1.95    28.87    
                                                                     
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        9                         8      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       264     37      233       
  SINCE JUN 1   1053                       834    219      843       
  SINCE JAN 1   1146                       910    236      923       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        41      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2016........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2016........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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