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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
137 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         71    129 AM  91    1897  72     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         56   1157 PM  32    1942  51      5       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          3.29 1993   0.09   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      2.60   2.90     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      2.60   2.90     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     29.32   1.51    33.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   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        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        62    -61       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        62    -61       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        68    -67       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       104    113      225       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       104    113      225       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1043    371     1177       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2016.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2016.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 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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