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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT WED SEP 19 2018

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         86    951 AM  94    1895  75     11       73       
  MINIMUM         64   1137 AM  36    1916  54     10       56       
                                      1901                          
  AVERAGE         75                        65     10       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          2.55 2015   0.10   0.49     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.61                      1.92   4.69     1.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.61                      1.92   4.69     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.68                     28.64   4.04    23.24    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        31    -28       12       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        31    -28       12       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        37    -34       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                        88     53      105       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                        88     53      105       
  SINCE JAN 1   1408                      1027    381     1185       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        96      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1991                    
                                             1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2018.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2018.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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