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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT FRI OCT 6 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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         65   1159 PM  95    1963  68     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         52    243 AM  30    1988  47      5       60       
                                      1952                          
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.78 1954   0.09   0.00     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.45  -0.13     0.11    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.11                      3.50  -0.39     5.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.35                     30.22  -4.87    30.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   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        6                         9     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        40    -30        2       
  SINCE SEP 1     32                       134   -102       23       
  SINCE JUL 1     32                       140   -108       23       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         5     10        8       
  SINCE SEP 1    221                       118    103      225       
  SINCE JAN 1   1301                      1057    244     1422       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  6 2017.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   647 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  7 2017.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 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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