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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         74    402 PM  90    1956  72      2       81       
  MINIMUM         50    633 AM  30    1926  50      0       59       
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1936   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      2.69   2.81     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      2.69   2.81     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     29.41   1.42    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        3                         6     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        68    -64       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        68    -64       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      4                        74    -70       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       106    111      230       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       106    111      230       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1045    369     1182       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1942                    
                                             1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2016.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2016.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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