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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
204 AM CDT THU SEP 21 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         88    223 PM  92    1931  74     14       89
                                      1908
  MINIMUM         73   1007 AM  33    1991  53     20       61
                                      1896
  AVERAGE         81                        64     17       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.89 1894   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      2.13  -1.08     3.82
  SINCE SEP 1      1.05                      2.13  -1.08     3.82
  SINCE JAN 1     23.29                     28.85  -5.56    29.15

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 SEP 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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        39    -27        0
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        39    -27        0
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        45    -33        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                         3     13       10
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        94     36      154
  SINCE SEP 1    130                        94     36      154
  SINCE JAN 1   1210                      1033    177     1351
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM
 LOWEST     51           500 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1937
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1995
                                             1918


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 21 2017.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 22 2017.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 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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