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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1258 AM CST TUE DEC 6 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         51    122 PM  67    1975  37     14       52       
  MINIMUM         30    251 AM  -6    1886  21      9       35       
  AVERAGE         41                        29     12       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1982   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.27   0.28     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      0.27   0.28     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.67                     34.87  -1.20    39.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1977   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.4   -0.7      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.4   -0.7      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       4.3   -3.6      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        36    -12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       175    -41      137       
  SINCE DEC 1    134                       175    -41      137       
  SINCE JUL 1    817                      1433   -616     1018       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2016......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2016......SUNRISE   728 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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