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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SAT AUG 26 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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    311 PM 106    1936  83     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         63    711 AM  44    1934  64     -1       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.45 1987   0.13  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      3.39   0.09     4.54    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.25                     12.80  -5.55    12.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.22                     25.98  -3.76    24.23    
                                                                     
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        7                         8     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       248    -53      288       
  SINCE JUN 1    963                       818    145     1040       
  SINCE JAN 1   1043                       894    149     1133       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2017........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2017........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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