AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
892 
CDUS43 KDMX 310633
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2016


................................... 

...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    827 PM  63    2004  31     17       29       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         21    554 AM -15    1968  15      6       23       
  AVERAGE         35                        23     12       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1931   0.03  -0.03     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      1.38   0.03     5.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      1.38   0.03     5.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.53                     35.98  -1.45    44.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1998   0.2   -0.2      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.8                       8.7   -4.9      7.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.8                       8.7   -4.9      7.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.8                      11.6   -7.8     14.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        42    -12       39       
  MONTH TO DATE 1126                      1167    -41      841       
  SINCE DEC 1   1126                      1167    -41      841       
  SINCE JUL 1   1809                      2425   -616     1722       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        61      1965                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2016......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2017.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




$$