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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST SUN DEC 24 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         25    340 PM  60    1889  32     -7       38
  MINIMUM         16    411 AM -22    1989  16      0       33
  AVERAGE         21                        24     -3       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.24 1941   0.04  -0.04     0.20
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.11  -1.06     0.88
  SINCE DEC 1      0.05                      1.11  -1.06     0.88
  SINCE JAN 1     29.83                     35.71  -5.88    34.00

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1884   0.3   -0.3      0.4
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       6.8   -6.7      3.8
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1                       6.8   -6.7      3.8
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                       9.7   -9.6      3.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       44                        41      3       29
  MONTH TO DATE  702                       876   -174      928
  SINCE DEC 1    702                       876   -174      928
  SINCE JUL 1   1757                      2134   -377     1611

 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     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           100 AM
 LOWEST     50           200 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1889
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 24 2017......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST
DECEMBER 25 2017......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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