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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE OCT 4 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         73    305 PM  92    1997  69      4       64       
  MINIMUM         54    640 AM  29    1888  47      7       44       
  AVERAGE         64                        58      6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1942   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.28  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.50                      3.33   2.17     5.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.83                     30.05   0.78    34.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1999   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                         8     -7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        23    -21       31       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                       117    -94       59       
  SINCE JUL 1     23                       123   -100       61       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    217                       116    101      243       
  SINCE JAN 1   1414                      1055    359     1195       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1999                    
                                             1968                    
                                             1935                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2016.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2016.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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