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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         80    412 PM  99    2013  83     -3       83       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  45    1986  63      1       64       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          6.18 1975   0.13  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      3.65  -0.15     4.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.27                     13.06  -5.79    13.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     26.24  -4.00    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        7                         8     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       264    -54      301       
  SINCE JUN 1    978                       834    144     1053       
  SINCE JAN 1   1058                       910    148     1146       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        41      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2017........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2017........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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