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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         82    215 PM  99    1913  81      1       91       
  MINIMUM         64    737 AM  40    1891  60      4       71       
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.98 1994   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.44  -0.44     0.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.44  -0.44     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.33                     27.16  -1.83    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                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        10    -10        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        26     -5       63       
  SINCE SEP 1     21                        26     -5       63       
  SINCE JAN 1   1218                       965    253     1015       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1925                    
                                             1913                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2016.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2016.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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