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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
130 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         84    408 PM 104    1988  84      0       88       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  47    1897  65      2       67       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1902   0.14  -0.14     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.32  -1.42     3.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.67                     11.73  -7.06    11.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.64                     24.91  -5.27    22.83    
                                                                     
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       11                        10      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       177    -45      215       
  SINCE JUN 1    900                       747    153      967       
  SINCE JAN 1    980                       823    157     1060       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2017........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2017........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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