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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1246 AM CST SAT DEC 23 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         30    247 PM  64    1933  32     -2       47
  MINIMUM         19   1123 PM -20    1989  16      3       23
  AVERAGE         25                        24      1       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.68 1961   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.07  -1.02     0.68
  SINCE DEC 1      0.05                      1.07  -1.02     0.68
  SINCE JAN 1     29.83                     35.67  -5.84    33.80

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1961   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       6.5   -6.4      3.4
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       6.5   -6.4      3.4
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       9.4   -9.3      3.4
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       40                        41     -1       30
  MONTH TO DATE  658                       835   -177      899
  SINCE DEC 1    658                       835   -177      899
  SINCE JUL 1   1713                      2093   -380     1582

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM
 LOWEST     68           500 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        60      1889
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -22      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 23 2017......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST
DECEMBER 24 2017......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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