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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT SEP 30 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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         76    309 PM  90    2002  70      6       76
                                      1981
                                      1897
  MINIMUM         53    633 AM  28    1984  49      4       51
                                      1899
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1985   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      2.96  -0.12     5.50
  SINCE SEP 1      2.84                      2.96  -0.12     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     25.08                     29.68  -4.60    30.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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                         7     -7        1
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        87    -68       16
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        87    -68       16
  SINCE JUL 1     19                        93    -74       16

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       111     96      217
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       111     96      217
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1050    237     1414
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM
 LOWEST     35           500 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1899


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 30 2017.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 PM CDT
OCTOBER  1 2017.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 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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