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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         83    357 PM 104    1983  83      0       74       
  MINIMUM         62    637 AM  45    1910  63     -1       63       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.18 1977   0.13  -0.13     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      3.52  -0.04     4.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.25                     12.93  -5.68    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.22                     26.11  -3.89    24.29    
                                                                     
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        8                         8      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       256    -53      292       
  SINCE JUN 1    971                       826    145     1044       
  SINCE JAN 1   1051                       902    149     1137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      2013                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2017........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2017........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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