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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1233 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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         12    316 AM  61    1897  31    -19       16
  MINIMUM          6   1159 PM -18    1887  15     -9        1
  AVERAGE          9                        23    -14        9

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.55 1942   0.04   0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.04   0.10     0.00
  SINCE DEC 1      0.95                      1.46  -0.51     1.93
  SINCE JAN 1      0.14                      0.04   0.10     0.00

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        2.2          19.8  1942   0.3    1.9      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       0.3    1.9      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1     15.8                       9.3    6.5     15.5
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      12.2    5.0     15.5
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       56                        42     14       56
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        42     14       56
  SINCE DEC 1   1409                      1251    158     1110
  SINCE JUL 1   2612                      2509    103     2207

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    80           700 AM
 LOWEST     66           300 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        60      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1887
                                             1885
                                             1879


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  2 2014.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST
JANUARY  3 2014.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   457 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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