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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         87    339 PM 101    1983  84      3       90       
  MINIMUM         65    602 AM  49    1950  65      0       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1979   0.14  -0.14     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.60  -1.70     3.47    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.67                     12.01  -7.34    11.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.64                     25.19  -5.55    23.16    
                                                                     
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       11                         9      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       195    -42      246       
  SINCE JUN 1    921                       765    156      998       
  SINCE JAN 1   1001                       841    160     1091       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1983                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        40      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2017........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2017........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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