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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST TUE DEC 5 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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         69R   209 PM  67    1998  38     31       39       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  -6    1886  21      9       31       
  AVERAGE         50                        30     20       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1973   0.05  -0.05     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22     0.55    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.22  -0.22     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.78                     34.82  -5.04    33.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.7  1897   0.3   -0.3      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.1   -1.1      0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         1.1   -1.1      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         4.0   -4.0      0.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        35    -20       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                       139    -64      110       
  SINCE DEC 1     75                       139    -64      110       
  SINCE JUL 1   1130                      1397   -267      793       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1306                      1066    240     1448       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    23.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  5 2017......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER  6 2017......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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