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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
142 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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         89R   146 PM  88    1984  73     16       80       
                                      1935                          
                                      1891                          
  MINIMUM         69   1057 PM  31    1942  51     18       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        62     17       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.50          2.12 1931   0.09   1.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.34                      2.51   2.83     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.34                      2.51   2.83     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.67                     29.23   1.44    33.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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                        57    -57       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        57    -57       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        63    -63       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         2     12        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       102    115      217       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       102    115      217       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1041    373     1169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2016.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2016.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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