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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
144 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         89    251 PM  92    1892  73     16       78       
  MINIMUM         71    735 AM  32    1983  52     19       67       
  AVERAGE         80                        62     18       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.12 1935   0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.84                      2.42   1.42     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.84                      2.42   1.42     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.17                     29.14   0.03    33.64    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        52    -52       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        52    -52       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        58    -58       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         2     13        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       100    103      208       
  SINCE SEP 1    203                       100    103      208       
  SINCE JAN 1   1400                      1039    361     1160       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1984                    
                                             1935                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2016.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2016.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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