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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1251 AM CST MON DEC 12 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         35    219 PM  64    1965  35      0       53
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM  -8    1917  19     -5       37
  AVERAGE         25                        27     -2       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1899   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.59   0.01     0.04
  SINCE DEC 1      0.60                      0.59   0.01     0.04
  SINCE JAN 1     33.72                     35.19  -1.47    39.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.3  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       3.2   -1.5      0.7
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       3.2   -1.5      0.7
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       6.1   -4.4      7.6
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       40                        38      2       20
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       398    -14      264
  SINCE DEC 1    384                       398    -14      264
  SINCE JUL 1   1067                      1656   -589     1145

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM
 LOWEST     67          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2000
                                             1961
                                             1932


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 12 2016......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER 13 2016......SUNRISE   733 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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