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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
131 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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    432 PM  96    1927  78      7       84       
  MINIMUM         59    617 AM  37    1902  57      2       60       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.42 1961   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.32  -1.32     1.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         1.32  -1.32     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.24                     28.04  -5.80    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                        15     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        15     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        21     -9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        67    -11      100       
  SINCE SEP 1     56                        67    -11      100       
  SINCE JAN 1   1136                      1006    130     1297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        96      1939                    
                                             1931                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        33      1890                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2017.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2017.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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