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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
155 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         71    254 PM  89    1938  64      7       71
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  28    1952  43     20       45
                                      1893
  AVERAGE         67                        53     14       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.75 1880   0.09  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.27  -0.45     0.00
  SINCE SEP 1      6.32                      4.32   2.00     5.25
  SINCE JAN 1     31.65                     31.04   0.61    34.42

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1937   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        7
  MONTH TO DATE   77                       145    -68       88
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       239   -141      116
  SINCE JUL 1     98                       245   -147      118

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        11      2       12
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       124    106      255
  SINCE JAN 1   1427                      1063    364     1207
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM
 LOWEST     78          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        87      1950
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1943


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2016.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT
OCTOBER 17 2016.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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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