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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         67    315 PM  92    1976  70     -3       65
  MINIMUM         60    708 AM  29    1985  48     12       45
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1883   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      3.14   2.36     5.25
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     29.86   0.97    34.42

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        1                         7     -6       10
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6       10
  SINCE SEP 1     22                       101    -79       38
  SINCE JUL 1     22                       107    -85       40

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       114    103      243
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1053    361     1195
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2016.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT
OCTOBER  3 2016.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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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