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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
207 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         85    432 PM 102    1936  84      1       78       
  MINIMUM         66   1152 PM  47    1950  64      2       57       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.65          2.92 1946   0.13   1.52     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      2.86   0.48     3.84    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.11                     12.27  -5.16    12.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.08                     25.45  -3.37    23.53    
                                                                     
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                         9      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       213    -39      253       
  SINCE JUN 1    942                       783    159     1005       
  SINCE JAN 1   1022                       859    163     1098       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1948                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1923                    
                                             1890                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2017........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2017........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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