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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
136 AM CST TUE JAN 21 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         47    143 PM  64    1895  31     16       19       
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -20    1985  14     -6        9       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         28                        22      6       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.97 1904   0.03   0.01     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.63  -0.25     0.15    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      2.05  -0.86     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.38                      0.63  -0.25     0.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.6           4.8  1953   0.3    1.3      1.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.2                       5.3    1.9      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.8                      14.3    6.5     16.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                      17.2    5.0     16.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        43     -6       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  907                       853     54      731       
  SINCE DEC 1   2260                      2062    198     1785       
  SINCE JUL 1   3463                      3320    143     2882       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        58      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -26      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2014.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2014.......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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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