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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1234 AM CST THU DEC 15 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         23    124 PM  60    1975  34    -11       47       
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -17    1901  18    -10       35       
  AVERAGE         16                        26    -10       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.84 2015   0.05  -0.05     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.73  -0.13     3.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.60                      0.73  -0.13     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.72                     35.33  -1.61    43.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1951   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       4.1   -2.4      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       4.1   -2.4      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       7.0   -5.3      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        39     10       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  529                       514     15      323       
  SINCE DEC 1    529                       514     15      323       
  SINCE JUL 1   1212                      1772   -560     1204       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
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    63          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        59      2002                    
                                             1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -18      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2016......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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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