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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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    350 PM 104    2013  82      2       83       
  MINIMUM         60    605 AM  42    1893  62     -2       71       
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1983   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      4.01  -0.51     5.64    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.27                     13.42  -6.15    14.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     26.60  -4.36    25.33    
                                                                     
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                         7      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       287    -63      342       
  SINCE JUN 1    992                       857    135     1094       
  SINCE JAN 1   1072                       933    139     1187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1967                    
                                             1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2017........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2017.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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