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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST SAT JAN 7 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         16    407 PM  54    2012  31    -15       35       
                                      1961                          
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         -3    757 AM -19    1912  15    -18       27       
  AVERAGE          7                        23    -16       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.38 1995   0.03  -0.03     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.42                      1.62  -0.20     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.20  -0.19     0.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  1995   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.5   -1.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                      10.5   -6.6      7.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      13.4   -9.5     14.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       58                        42     16       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       252     25      236       
  SINCE DEC 1   1437                      1461    -24     1121       
  SINCE JUL 1   2120                      2719   -599     2002       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -25      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2017.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 2017.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   502 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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