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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         90    207 PM  96    1948  75     15       71       
  MINIMUM         65    248 AM  33    1991  54     11       50       
                                      1889                          
  AVERAGE         78                        64     14       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1983   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      2.02   1.80     4.31    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      2.02   1.80     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     28.74   0.41    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                         4     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        35    -35       16       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        35    -35       16       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        41    -41       18       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                        91     53      188       
  SINCE SEP 1    144                        91     53      188       
  SINCE JAN 1   1341                      1030    311     1140       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1931                    
                                             1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1991                    
                                             1896                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2016.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2016.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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