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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1243 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         17   1127 PM  59    2002  34    -17       45
                                      1939
  MINIMUM          2    742 AM -18    1901  18    -16       35
  AVERAGE         10                        26    -16       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 1940   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.77  -0.17     3.82
  SINCE DEC 1      0.60                      0.77  -0.17     3.82
  SINCE JAN 1     33.72                     35.37  -1.65    43.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             6.2  1987   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       4.4   -2.7      0.7
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       4.4   -2.7      0.7
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       7.3   -5.6      7.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       55                        39     16       25
  MONTH TO DATE  584                       553     31      348
  SINCE DEC 1    584                       553     31      348
  SINCE JUL 1   1267                      1811   -544     1229

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM
 LOWEST     42           100 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        62      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      1932


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2016......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST
DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE   736 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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