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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2018

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         79    435 PM 104    2013  82     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         58    614 AM  42    1893  62     -4       60       
  AVERAGE         69                        72     -3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.78 1983   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.04                      4.01  -0.97     3.50    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.82                     13.42  -0.60     7.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.18                     26.60  -1.42    22.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        18    -18        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         7     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       287     33      224       
  SINCE JUN 1   1034                       857    177      992       
  SINCE JAN 1   1256                       933    323     1072       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
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    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1967                    
                                             1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2018........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2018.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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