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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1251 AM CST SAT JAN 14 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         25    433 PM  62    1987  31     -6       40       
  MINIMUM         12    826 AM -20    1916  14     -2        9       
  AVERAGE         19                        22     -3       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.49 1979   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.41   0.07     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.89                      1.83   0.06     5.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.48                      0.41   0.07     0.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1979   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.4   -3.3      0.3     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                      12.4   -8.5      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      15.3  -11.4     15.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        43      3       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  582                       552     30      547       
  SINCE DEC 1   1742                      1761    -19     1432       
  SINCE JUL 1   2425                      3019   -594     2313       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        57      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -19      1888                    
                                             1881                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2017.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2017.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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