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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1242 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         46    307 PM  64    1946  31     15       33       
  MINIMUM         22    732 AM -20    1886  16      6       20       
  AVERAGE         34                        23     11       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.48 1982   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      1.27   0.14     4.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.27   0.14     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.53                     35.87  -1.34    44.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1904   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       7.9   -4.1      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       7.9   -4.1      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      10.8   -7.0      8.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        42    -11       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1041                      1041      0      720       
  SINCE DEC 1   1041                      1041      0      720       
  SINCE JUL 1   1724                      2299   -575     1601       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        69      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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