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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1230 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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         45    452 PM  61    2005  33     12       35       
  MINIMUM         17    126 AM -23    1883  16      1       12       
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1986   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.15                      2.58   0.57     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      1.16   0.58     1.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1971   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.3   -1.3      4.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      6.3                      18.8  -12.5     15.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.3                      21.7  -15.4     22.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        41     -7       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       164     -9      140       
  SINCE DEC 1   2457                      2686   -229     2292       
  SINCE JUL 1   3140                      3944   -804     3173       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        65      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1936                    
                                             1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2017......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  6 2017......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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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