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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1245 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         22   1246 AM  64    1939  33    -11       37
  MINIMUM         -4   1159 PM  -9    1964  17    -21       25
  AVERAGE          9                        25    -16       31

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.44 1895   0.05   0.02      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.86  -0.18     3.82
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      0.86  -0.18     3.82
  SINCE JAN 1     33.80                     35.46  -1.66    43.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.7           2.8  1951   0.3    1.4       T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       5.0   -1.6      0.7
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       5.0   -1.6      0.7
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                       7.9   -4.5      7.6
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       56                        40     16       34
  MONTH TO DATE  685                       633     52      408
  SINCE DEC 1    685                       633     52      408
  SINCE JUL 1   1368                      1891   -523     1289

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  HAZE
  BLOWING SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     59          1100 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        64      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -16      1985
                                             1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST
DECEMBER 19 2016......SUNRISE   737 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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