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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1234 AM CST WED DEC 20 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         50    245 PM  58    1894  33     17       27       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM -18    1884  17     19       -1       
  AVERAGE         43                        25     18       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.78 2012   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.94  -0.90     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.94  -0.90     0.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.82                     35.54  -5.72    33.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.6  2012   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.6   -5.6      3.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         5.6   -5.6      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         8.5   -8.5      3.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        40    -18       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  556                       713   -157      806       
  SINCE DEC 1    556                       713   -157      806       
  SINCE JUL 1   1611                      1971   -360     1489       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        61      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2017......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2017......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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