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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
212 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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    313 PM  90    2002  70      6       72       
                                      1981                          
                                      1897                          
  MINIMUM         51    620 AM  28    1984  49      2       54       
                                      1899                          
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1985   0.09  -0.09     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.50                      2.96   2.54     5.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      2.96   2.54     5.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     29.68   1.15    34.42    
                                                                     
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        1                         7     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        87    -71       20       
  SINCE SEP 1     16                        87    -71       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     16                        93    -77       22       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       111    106      243       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       111    106      243       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1050    364     1195       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
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    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 30 2016.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  1 2016.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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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