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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU AUG 3 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         89    419 PM 100    1964  85      4       85       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         66    533 AM  51    1907  67     -1       70       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1928   0.14  -0.14     0.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.28  -0.25     1.07    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.80                      9.69  -5.89     9.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.77                     22.87  -4.10    20.76    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        22      3       22       
  SINCE JUN 1    793                       592    201      774       
  SINCE JAN 1    873                       668    205      867       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1927                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2017........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2017........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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