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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1237 AM CST MON DEC 5 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         39    155 PM  67    1998  38      1       52       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  -6    1886  21     10       27       
  AVERAGE         35                        30      5       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          1.46 1973   0.05   0.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.22   0.33     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      0.22   0.33     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.67                     34.82  -1.15    39.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           5.7  1897   0.3    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.1   -0.4      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       4.0   -3.3      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        35     -5       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       139    -29      116       
  SINCE DEC 1    110                       139    -29      116       
  SINCE JUL 1    793                      1397   -604      997       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1448                      1066    382     1211       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2016......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2016......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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