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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1234 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         45   1216 PM  64    1965  35     10       35       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM  -8    1917  19      3       14       
  AVERAGE         34                        27      7       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1899   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.59  -0.59     0.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.59  -0.59     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.78                     35.19  -5.41    33.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.3  2000   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.2   -3.2      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         3.2   -3.2      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         6.1   -6.1      1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        38     -7       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       398    -72      384       
  SINCE DEC 1    326                       398    -72      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   1381                      1656   -275     1067       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2000                    
                                             1961                    
                                             1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2017......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2017......SUNRISE   733 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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