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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
534 PM CDT THU SEP 22 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         88    335 PM  98    1937  74     14       83       
  MINIMUM         71    902 AM  31    1995  52     19       66       
  AVERAGE         80                        63     17       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.77 1961   0.09  -0.09     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.82                      2.32   1.50     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.82                      2.32   1.50     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.15                     29.04   0.11    33.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        47    -47       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        47    -47       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        53    -53       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           15                         2     13       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                        98     90      200       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                        98     90      200       
  SINCE JAN 1   1385                      1037    348     1152       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1892                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2016.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2016.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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