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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU SEP 8 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         81    421 AM 101    1939  80      1       87       
  MINIMUM         73   1200 PM  41    1986  59     14       71       
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          2.57 2001   0.11   0.54     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      0.78  -0.13     1.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.65                      0.78  -0.13     1.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.98                     27.50  -1.52    30.42    
                                                                     
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                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        13    -13        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         5      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        43     24      113       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                        43     24      113       
  SINCE JAN 1   1264                       982    282     1065       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2016.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2016.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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