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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
126 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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    327 PM 101    2013  79      6       83       
  MINIMUM         59    716 AM  40    1883  58      1       66       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.00 2014   0.11  -0.11     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.00  -1.00     1.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.00  -1.00     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     27.72  -5.48    26.54    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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   12                         9      3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                         9      3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        15     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        53    -19       91       
  SINCE SEP 1     34                        53    -19       91       
  SINCE JAN 1   1114                       992    122     1288       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      2013                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2017.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2017.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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