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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1254 AM CST THU DEC 22 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         48    311 PM  63    1941  32     16       48       
  MINIMUM         24    252 AM -18    1989  16      8       31       
  AVERAGE         36                        24     12       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1881   0.04  -0.04     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      1.03  -0.35     3.97    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      1.03  -0.35     3.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.80                     35.63  -1.83    43.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1905   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       6.2   -2.8      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.4                       6.2   -2.8      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.4                       9.1   -5.7      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        41    -12       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  869                       794     75      528       
  SINCE DEC 1    869                       794     75      528       
  SINCE JUL 1   1552                      2052   -500     1409       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        64      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2016......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2016......SUNRISE   739 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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