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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT MON SEP 19 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         86    200 PM  94    1895  75     11       73       
  MINIMUM         58    616 AM  36    1916  54      4       53       
                                      1901                          
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 2015   0.10  -0.10     2.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      1.92   1.90     4.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      1.92   1.90     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     28.64   0.51    33.48    
                                                                     
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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        31    -31       12       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        31    -31       12       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        37    -37       14       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        88     43      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    131                        88     43      188       
  SINCE JAN 1   1328                      1027    301     1140       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1991                    
                                             1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2016.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2016.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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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