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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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    249 PM  99    1913  82      1       88       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  45    1967  62      4       68       
                                      1915                          
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1977   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.64                      4.13   1.51     4.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.09                     13.54   0.55    19.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     26.72  -1.39    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        2       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        23    -23        5       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         7      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       293     59      262       
  SINCE JUN 1   1104                       863    241      872       
  SINCE JAN 1   1197                       939    258      952       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2016.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2016.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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