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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1227 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         32    324 PM  64    1968  35     -3       52       
  MINIMUM          8    751 AM -11    2000  19    -11       38       
                                      1961                          
                                      1932                          
  AVERAGE         20                        27     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 2015   0.04  -0.04     1.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.63  -0.03     1.19    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.60                      0.63  -0.03     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.72                     35.23  -1.51    40.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1972   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       3.5   -1.8      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       3.5   -1.8      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       6.4   -4.7      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        38      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  429                       436     -7      284       
  SINCE DEC 1    429                       436     -7      284       
  SINCE JUL 1   1112                      1694   -582     1165       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        64      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -14      1961                    
                                             1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2016......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2016......SUNRISE   734 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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