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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         80    314 PM  99    1913  81     -1       90       
  MINIMUM         60    343 AM  38    1949  61     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1935   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     26.83  -1.50    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 SEP 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        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2       15       
  SINCE SEP 1      5                         7     -2       15       
  SINCE JAN 1   1202                       946    256      967       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      2000                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2016.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2016.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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