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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         75    119 PM  97    1931  76     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         62    638 AM  38    1984  55      7       66       
  AVERAGE         69                        66      3       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.77          4.87 1914   0.10   0.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      1.72   2.10     1.35    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      1.72   2.10     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     28.44   0.71    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                        25    -25       10       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        25    -25       10       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        31    -31       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        82     38      173       
  SINCE SEP 1    120                        82     38      173       
  SINCE JAN 1   1317                      1021    296     1125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2016.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2016.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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