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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         41    337 PM  58    2006  31     10       26       
                                      1999                          
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM -17    1917  15     16       20       
                                      1880                          
  AVERAGE         36                        23     13       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 1885   0.04  -0.04     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      1.35   0.06     5.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.35   0.06     5.38    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.53                     35.95  -1.42    44.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1907   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       8.5   -4.7      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       8.5   -4.7      6.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      11.4   -7.6     13.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        42    -13       42       
  MONTH TO DATE 1096                      1125    -29      802       
  SINCE DEC 1   1096                      1125    -29      802       
  SINCE JUL 1   1779                      2383   -604     1683       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.1                                         

                                                                     
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    64           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        63      2004                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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