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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1252 AM CST TUE DEC 26 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         14   1009 AM  58    1936  32    -18       53
  MINIMUM          3   1159 PM -16    1879  16    -13       35
  AVERAGE          9                        24    -15       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.57 1882   0.04  -0.04     0.53
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      1.19  -0.99     1.41
  SINCE DEC 1      0.20                      1.19  -0.99     1.41
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     35.79  -5.81    34.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  2013   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       7.3   -5.4      3.8
  SINCE DEC 1      1.9                       7.3   -5.4      3.8
  SINCE JUL 1      1.9                      10.2   -8.3      3.8
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       56                        41     15       21
  MONTH TO DATE  804                       958   -154      983
  SINCE DEC 1    804                       958   -154      983
  SINCE JUL 1   1859                      2216   -357     1666

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           400 AM
 LOWEST     50           300 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      2008
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 26 2017......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST
DECEMBER 27 2017......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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