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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST WED JAN 17 2018


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          6    419 PM  59    1990  31    -25       34       
  MINIMUM         -6    303 AM -20    1888  14    -20       31       
  AVERAGE          0                        22    -22       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1980   0.03  -0.03     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.51  -0.30     1.27    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.63                      1.93  -1.30     2.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.51  -0.30     1.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           3.9  1885   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.2                       4.2   -1.0      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.9                      13.2   -3.3      3.9     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.9                      16.1   -6.2      3.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       65                        43     22       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  819                       681    138      684       
  SINCE DEC 1   1996                      1890    106     1844       
  SINCE JUL 1   3051                      3148    -97     2527       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -19      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2018.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2018.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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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