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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         76    218 PM 108    1934  85     -9       83       
  MINIMUM         56    411 AM  47    1889  66    -10       68       
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.34 1972   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      0.68  -0.22     1.12    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.23                     10.09  -5.86     9.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     23.27  -4.07    20.81    
                                                                     
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        1                        11    -10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        55    -23       66       
  SINCE JUN 1    800                       625    175      818       
  SINCE JAN 1    880                       701    179      911       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        53      1989                    
                                             1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2017........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2017........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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