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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         77    358 PM  99    1953  71      6       61
  MINIMUM         50    644 AM  26    1942  50      0       51
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      2.87  -0.03     5.50
  SINCE SEP 1      2.84                      2.87  -0.03     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     25.08                     29.59  -4.51    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        1                         6     -5        9
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        80    -61       15
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        80    -61       15
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        86    -67       15

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       110     97      217
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       110     97      217
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1049    238     1414
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM
 LOWEST     33           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      2002
                                             1981
                                             1897
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1984
                                             1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 29 2017.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 30 2017.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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