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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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    354 PM  97    1927  77      8       87       
  MINIMUM         63   1117 PM  37    2007  56      7       67       
  AVERAGE         74                        66      8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.08          1.67 1921   0.10   0.98     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.05                      1.62   1.43     1.35    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.05                      1.62   1.43     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.38                     28.34   0.04    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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        22    -22       10       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        22    -22       10       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        28    -28       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        79     37      160       
  SINCE SEP 1    116                        79     37      160       
  SINCE JAN 1   1313                      1018    295     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2016.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2016.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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