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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST MON DEC 4 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         63    235 PM  69    2012  38     25       43       
  MINIMUM         31    545 AM  -8    1919  22      9       36       
  AVERAGE         47                        30     17       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 2011   0.06  -0.06     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.78                     34.77  -4.99    33.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.7  1990   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         3.7   -3.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        35    -17       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                       104    -44       80       
  SINCE DEC 1     60                       104    -44       80       
  SINCE JUL 1   1115                      1362   -247      763       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1306                      1066    240     1448       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        67      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  4 2017......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  5 2017......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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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