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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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    419 PM  65    1924  32     -7       36       
  MINIMUM         15    713 AM -26    1905  15      0       33       
  AVERAGE         20                        24     -4       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1983   0.04  -0.04     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.08  -0.08     0.30    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      2.50   0.65     6.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      1.08   0.66     0.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.9  1983   0.4   -0.4      2.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.3                      18.2  -11.9     14.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.3                      21.1  -14.8     21.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        41      4       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        82     -2       58       
  SINCE DEC 1   2382                      2604   -222     2210       
  SINCE JUL 1   3065                      3862   -797     3091       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        60      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2017......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2017......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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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