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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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    437 PM 104    2013  82      1       79
  MINIMUM         71    612 AM  42    1893  62      9       60
  AVERAGE         77                        72      5       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.78 1983   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    5.64                      4.01   1.63     4.25
  SINCE JUN 1     14.09                     13.42   0.67    19.82
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     26.60  -1.27    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       12                         7      5        5
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       287     55      249
  SINCE JUN 1   1094                       857    237      859
  SINCE JAN 1   1187                       933    254      939
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     62           400 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1967
                                             1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2016........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2016.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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