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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST TUE FEB 18 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         46    457 PM  68    2011  37      9       49       
                                      1981                          
  MINIMUM         25    832 AM -20    1958  19      6       21       
  AVERAGE         36                        28      8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          0.93 1961   0.04   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.97                      0.71   0.26     0.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.28                      3.13  -0.85     3.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.47                      1.71  -0.24     1.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        2.3           5.7  2008   0.3    2.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.9                       5.2    8.7      0.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     35.0                      22.7   12.3     23.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     36.4                      25.6   10.8     23.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        37     -8       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  855                       670    185      586       
  SINCE DEC 1   3657                      3192    465     2831       
  SINCE JUL 1   4860                      4450    410     3928       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        68      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -13      1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2014......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2014......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   553 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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