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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         78    312 PM  98    2000  81     -3       89       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         58    604 AM  42    1893  61     -3       71       
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1912   0.11  -0.11     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.22  -0.22     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     26.94  -1.61    29.33    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        14     -6       30       
  SINCE SEP 1      8                        14     -6       30       
  SINCE JAN 1   1205                       953    252      982       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2016.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2016.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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