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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         38    123 AM  63    1941  32      6       48       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -18    1989  16     12       24       
  AVERAGE         33                        24      9       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.60 1881   0.04  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.03  -0.98     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.05                      1.03  -0.98     0.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.83                     35.63  -5.80    33.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           3.8  1905   0.3   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       6.2   -6.1      3.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       6.2   -6.1      3.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       9.1   -9.0      3.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        41     -9       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  618                       794   -176      869       
  SINCE DEC 1    618                       794   -176      869       
  SINCE JUL 1   1673                      2052   -379     1552       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        64      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2017......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2017......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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