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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
140 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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    405 PM  99    2013  79      6       75       
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         62    636 AM  42    1910  58      4       57       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1972   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.10  -1.10     1.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.10  -1.10     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     27.82  -5.58    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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        11      1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        17     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        58    -15       92       
  SINCE SEP 1     43                        58    -15       92       
  SINCE JAN 1   1123                       997    126     1289       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      2000                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2017.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2017.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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