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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
154 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         71   1140 PM  94    1963  67      4       74
  MINIMUM         65    636 PM  24    1952  46     19       50
  AVERAGE         68                        57     11       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.47R         1.24 1922   0.08   1.39     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      0.53   1.26     0.17
  SINCE SEP 1      4.58                      3.58   1.00     5.67
  SINCE JAN 1     26.82                     30.30  -3.48    31.00

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                         9     -9        3
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        49    -39        5
  SINCE SEP 1     32                       143   -111       26
  SINCE JUL 1     32                       149   -117       26

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         6     12        8
  SINCE SEP 1    224                       119    105      225
  SINCE JAN 1   1304                      1058    246     1422
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     90          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    95

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1952


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER  7 2017.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   646 PM CDT
OCTOBER  8 2017.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   644 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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