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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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        MM  62    1939  33    -10       47        
  MINIMUM         16    143 AM -15    1932  18     -2       30       
  AVERAGE         20                        25     -5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.63 1921   0.04  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.81  -0.20     3.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.61                      0.81  -0.20     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.73                     35.41  -1.68    43.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.3  1904   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       4.7   -3.0      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       4.7   -3.0      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                       7.6   -5.9      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        40      5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  629                       593     36      374       
  SINCE DEC 1    629                       593     36      374       
  SINCE JUL 1   1312                      1851   -539     1255       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        64      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17        -9      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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