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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT TUE SEP 19 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         73    149 PM  94    1895  75     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         56    251 AM  36    1916  54      2       58       
                                      1901                          
  AVERAGE         65                        65      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.55 2015   0.10  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      1.92  -0.87     3.82    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.05                      1.92  -0.87     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.29                     28.64  -5.35    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                        31    -19        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     12                        31    -19        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        37    -25        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        88     17      131       
  SINCE SEP 1    105                        88     17      131       
  SINCE JAN 1   1185                      1027    158     1328       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1991                    
                                             1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2017.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2017.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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