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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         40    341 PM  61    1941  32      8       54       
  MINIMUM         22    138 AM -13    1901  17      5       36       
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1882   0.05  -0.05     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.99  -0.31     3.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      0.99  -0.31     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.80                     35.59  -1.79    43.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.8  2012   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       5.9   -2.5      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       5.9   -2.5      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                       8.8   -5.4      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        40     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  840                       753     87      503       
  SINCE DEC 1    840                       753     87      503       
  SINCE JUL 1   1523                      2011   -488     1384       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                    
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2016......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2016......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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