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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         78    218 PM  95    1925  76      2       87       
  MINIMUM         60   1111 PM  37    1901  55      5       72       
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1919   0.10  -0.10     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      1.82   2.00     1.76    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      1.82   2.00     1.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     28.54   0.61    30.93    
                                                                     
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                        28    -28       10       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        28    -28       10       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        34    -34       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                        85     39      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    124                        85     39      188       
  SINCE JAN 1   1321                      1024    297     1140       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1916                    
                                             1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2016.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2016.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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