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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1242 AM CST SAT JAN 11 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 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         35    405 PM  65    1928  31      4       41
  MINIMUM         23   1217 AM -22    1982  14      9       31
  AVERAGE         29                        22      7       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.66 1975   0.04   0.00     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.33  -0.15     0.10
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      1.75  -0.76     2.03
  SINCE JAN 1      0.18                      0.33  -0.15     0.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             5.6  2011   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       2.5   -0.3      0.1
  SINCE DEC 1     15.8                      11.5    4.3     15.6
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      14.4    2.8     15.6
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       36                        43     -7       29
  MONTH TO DATE  547                       423    124      376
  SINCE DEC 1   1900                      1632    268     1430
  SINCE JUL 1   3103                      2890    213     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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM
 LOWEST     85           500 AM
 AVERAGE    93

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        55      2002
                                             1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -21      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 11 2014.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST
JANUARY 12 2014.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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