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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1248 AM CST WED DEC 7 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         40    143 AM  69    1939  37      3       44       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  -8    1882  21      3       34       
  AVERAGE         32                        29      3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1994   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      0.32   0.23     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.55                      0.32   0.23     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.67                     34.92  -1.25    39.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1994   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.7                       4.5   -3.8      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        36     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       211    -44      163       
  SINCE DEC 1    167                       211    -44      163       
  SINCE JUL 1    850                      1469   -619     1044       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        65      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -17      1882                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2016......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2016......SUNRISE   729 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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