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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT WED SEP 28 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         76    343 PM  91    1956  71      5       81       
  MINIMUM         50    623 AM  31    1942  50      0       59       
                                      1889                          
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.25 1945   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      2.78   2.72     4.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      2.78   2.72     4.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     29.50   1.33    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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        74    -68       18       
  SINCE SEP 1      6                        74    -68       18       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                        80    -74       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       108    109      235       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       108    109      235       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1047    367     1187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        99      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2016.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2016.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 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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