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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST SUN FEB 2 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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         26    222 PM  60    2012  32     -6       26       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM -19    1917  15     -4       -5       
  AVERAGE         19                        24     -5       11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.64 1973   0.04   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.04   0.06      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.41                      2.46  -1.05     3.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      1.04  -0.44     1.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.3           6.9  1983   0.3    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                       0.3    0.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     22.4                      17.8    4.6     23.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.8                      20.7    3.1     23.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        41      5       54       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        41      5       54       
  SINCE DEC 1   2848                      2563    285     2299       
  SINCE JUL 1   4051                      3821    230     3396       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2014......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2014......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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