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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN OCT 1 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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    343 PM  92    1952  70      3       67
  MINIMUM         51    657 AM  26    1899  49      2       53
  AVERAGE         62                        59      3       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1911   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      3.05  -0.21     5.50
  SINCE SEP 1      2.84                      3.05  -0.21     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     25.08                     29.77  -4.69    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        3                         7     -4        5
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        94    -72       21
  SINCE SEP 1     22                        94    -72       21
  SINCE JUL 1     22                       100    -78       21

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  207                       113     94      217
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       113     94      217
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1052    235     1414
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           300 AM
 LOWEST     38           100 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1976
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1985


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  1 2017.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT
OCTOBER  2 2017.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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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