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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1236 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         32   1159 PM  58    2006  31      1       34       
  MINIMUM         15    814 AM -27    1888  14      1       15       
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.82 1889   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.48  -0.28     0.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      1.90  -0.89     2.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.20                      0.48  -0.28     0.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1906   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.2                       3.9   -1.7      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.8                      12.9    2.9     15.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.2                      15.8    1.4     15.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  710                       638     72      561       
  SINCE DEC 1   2063                      1847    216     1615       
  SINCE JUL 1   3266                      3105    161     2712       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        59      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2014.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2014.......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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