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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT MON SEP 18 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         74    439 PM  95    1925  76     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         57    748 AM  37    1901  55      2       60       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.60          1.52 1919   0.10   0.50     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      1.82  -0.80     3.82    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.02                      1.82  -0.80     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.26                     28.54  -5.28    29.15    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        28    -16        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        28    -16        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        34    -22        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        85     20      124       
  SINCE SEP 1    105                        85     20      124       
  SINCE JAN 1   1185                      1024    161     1321       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1916                    
                                             1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2017.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2017.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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