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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
132 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         81   1212 PM 105    1930  85     -4       88       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  50    1927  66    -10       68       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          2.54 2004   0.13   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.41   0.04     1.07    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.22                      9.82  -5.60     9.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.19                     23.00  -3.81    20.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        18    -16        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        33     -4       35       
  SINCE JUN 1    797                       603    194      787       
  SINCE JAN 1    877                       679    198      880       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2017........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2017........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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