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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
104 AM CST TUE DEC 27 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         47    146 AM  59    2008  32     15       38       
  MINIMUM         29   1151 PM -16    1892  16     13       32       
  AVERAGE         38                        24     14       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1888   0.04  -0.04     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      1.23   0.18     4.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.23   0.18     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.53                     35.83  -1.30    44.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          17.0  1888   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       7.6   -3.8      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       7.6   -3.8      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      10.5   -6.7      8.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        41    -14       30       
  MONTH TO DATE 1010                       999     11      682       
  SINCE DEC 1   1010                       999     11      682       
  SINCE JUL 1   1693                      2257   -564     1563       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         

                                                                     
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    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        64      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2016......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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