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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT FRI SEP 1 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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   1253 PM  99    1913  82      1       83       
  MINIMUM         62    553 AM  45    1967  62      0       66       
                                      1915                          
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1977   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      4.13  -0.63     5.64    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.27                     13.54  -6.27    14.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     26.72  -4.48    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        23    -21        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       293    -61      352       
  SINCE JUN 1   1000                       863    137     1104       
  SINCE JAN 1   1080                       939    141     1197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2017.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2017.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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