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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST WED FEB 26 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         14        MM  69    1995  40    -26       40        
  MINIMUM          2    710 AM  -8    2010  22    -20       29       
  AVERAGE          8                        31    -23       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.07 1951   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.12   0.69     1.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.12                      3.54  -0.42     4.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.31                      2.12   0.19     2.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.1           6.5  1929   0.2   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   19.0                       7.2   11.8      6.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     40.1                      24.7   15.4     29.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     41.5                      27.6   13.9     29.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        34     23       30       
  MONTH TO DATE 1151                       952    199      909       
  SINCE DEC 1   3953                      3474    479     3154       
  SINCE JUL 1   5156                      4732    424     4251       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -14      1963                    
                                             1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2014......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 27 2014......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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