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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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         23    406 PM  60    1928  31     -8       27       
  MINIMUM         13    826 AM -29    1912  14     -1        2       
  AVERAGE         18                        22     -4       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.13 1960   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.38   0.10     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.89                      1.80   0.09     5.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.48                      0.38   0.10     0.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            12.0  1890   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.1   -3.0      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                      12.1   -8.2      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      15.0  -11.1     15.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        43      4       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  536                       509     27      507       
  SINCE DEC 1   1696                      1718    -22     1392       
  SINCE JUL 1   2379                      2976   -597     2273       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        62      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 13 2017.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
JANUARY 14 2017.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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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