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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT FRI SEP 9 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         85    536 PM  99    1947  79      6       82       
  MINIMUM         72    621 AM  38    1883  59     13       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.33 1989   0.11  -0.10     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.89  -0.23     1.35    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.66                      0.89  -0.23     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.99                     27.61  -1.62    30.52    
                                                                     
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                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        14    -14        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                        48     33      123       
  SINCE SEP 1     81                        48     33      123       
  SINCE JAN 1   1278                       987    291     1075       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2016.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2016.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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