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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
146 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80   1227 PM 109    1934  85     -5       83       
  MINIMUM         66    544 AM  50    1904  66      0       64       
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.42 2010   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.08   0.81     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.75                     10.49   1.26     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.90                     23.67  -0.77    22.82    
                                                                     
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      2                        18    -16       19       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         1      1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        87    -14       84       
  SINCE JUN 1    582                       657    -75      690       
  SINCE JAN 1    713                       733    -20      792       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        46      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2014........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2014........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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