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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
102 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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   1132 AM  69    1889  32      6       34       
  MINIMUM         24    817 AM -19    1983  16      8       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.96 1895   0.04  -0.04     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      1.15  -0.27     4.85    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.88                      1.15  -0.27     4.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.00                     35.75  -1.75    44.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1909   0.3   -0.3      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       7.1   -3.3      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       7.1   -3.3      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      10.0   -6.2      8.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        41     -7       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  962                       917     45      617       
  SINCE DEC 1    962                       917     45      617       
  SINCE JUL 1   1645                      2175   -530     1498       
                                                                     
 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    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1879                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2016......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2016......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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