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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         86    140 PM  99    1984  82      4       73       
                                      1983                          
  MINIMUM         72    600 AM  43    1946  62     10       64       
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.62          3.16 1993   0.12   0.50      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.64                      3.89   1.75     4.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.09                     13.30   0.79    19.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     26.48  -1.15    29.17    
                                                                     
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       14                         8      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  330                       280     50      244       
  SINCE JUN 1   1082                       850    232      854       
  SINCE JAN 1   1175                       926    249      934       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2016........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2016........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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