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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT MON OCT 2 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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    403 PM  92    1976  70      6       67
  MINIMUM         55    445 AM  29    1985  48      7       60
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1883   0.09  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09      T
  SINCE SEP 1      2.79                      3.14  -0.35     5.50
  SINCE JAN 1     25.03                     29.86  -4.83    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        0                         7     -7        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        1
  SINCE SEP 1     22                       101    -79       22
  SINCE JUL 1     22                       107    -85       22

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1    207                       114     93      217
  SINCE JAN 1   1287                      1053    234     1414
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    66           300 AM
 LOWEST     38           300 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  2 2017.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT
OCTOBER  3 2017.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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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