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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
154 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         43    257 PM  64    1895  31     12       24       
  MINIMUM         36    459 AM -20    1985  14     22        8       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         40                        22     18       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.97 1904   0.03   0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      0.63   0.74     0.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.78                      2.05   0.73     6.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.37                      0.63   0.74     0.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.8  1953   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       5.3   -5.2      2.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                      14.3  -10.4     10.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                      17.2  -13.3     17.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        43    -18       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  794                       853    -59      890       
  SINCE DEC 1   1954                      2062   -108     1775       
  SINCE JUL 1   2637                      3320   -683     2656       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -26      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2017.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2017.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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