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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
616 AM CST THU DEC 29 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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    320 PM  69    1984  31     16       28       
  MINIMUM         30    204 AM -21    1924  15     15       21       
  AVERAGE         39                        23     16       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 2015   0.04  -0.04     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      1.31   0.10     5.37    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.31   0.10     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.53                     35.91  -1.38    44.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  2015   0.3   -0.3      5.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       8.2   -4.4      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       8.2   -4.4      6.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      11.1   -7.3     13.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        42    -16       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1067                      1083    -16      760       
  SINCE DEC 1   1067                      1083    -16      760       
  SINCE JUL 1   1750                      2341   -591     1641       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      2006                    
                                             1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -17      1917                    
                                             1880                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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