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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         38    114 PM  60    1889  32      6       45       
  MINIMUM         33    859 PM -22    1989  16     17       33       
  AVERAGE         36                        24     12       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.24 1941   0.04   0.16     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      1.11  -0.23     4.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.88                      1.11  -0.23     4.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.00                     35.71  -1.71    44.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.4           2.8  1884   0.3    0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       6.8   -3.0      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       6.8   -3.0      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                       9.7   -5.9      7.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        41    -12       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  928                       876     52      583       
  SINCE DEC 1    928                       876     52      583       
  SINCE JUL 1   1611                      2134   -523     1464       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2016......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2016......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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