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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT WED SEP 27 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         67    726 AM  90    1956  72     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  30    1926  50      8       50       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.77 1936   0.09  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      2.69   0.15     5.50    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.84                      2.69   0.15     5.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.08                     29.41  -4.33    30.83    
                                                                     
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        2                         6     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        68    -54        4       
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        68    -54        4       
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        74    -60        4       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       106    101      217       
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       106    101      217       
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1045    242     1414       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1942                    
                                             1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2017.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2017.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 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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