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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         27    349 PM  58    1894  33     -6       39       
  MINIMUM         -1   1249 AM -18    1884  17    -18       15       
  AVERAGE         13                        25    -12       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 2012   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.94  -0.26     3.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      0.94  -0.26     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.80                     35.54  -1.74    43.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  2012   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       5.6   -2.2      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       5.6   -2.2      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                       8.5   -5.1      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        40     12       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  806                       713     93      483       
  SINCE DEC 1    806                       713     93      483       
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1971   -482     1364       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        61      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2016......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2016......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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