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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT SAT OCT 8 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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         64    348 PM  91    1939  67     -3       79
  MINIMUM         43    726 AM  26    1952  46     -3       59
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.67 1884   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.61  -0.44     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      5.67                      3.66   2.01     5.25
  SINCE JAN 1     31.00                     30.38   0.62    34.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1935   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       11                         9      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        58    -42       51
  SINCE SEP 1     37                       152   -115       79
  SINCE JUL 1     37                       158   -121       81

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         7      1        4
  SINCE SEP 1    225                       120    105      247
  SINCE JAN 1   1422                      1059    363     1199
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM
 LOWEST     36           500 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2000


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  8 2016.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 PM CDT
OCTOBER  9 2016.......SUNRISE   721 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 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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