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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
136 AM CDT TUE JUN 17 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 16 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         90    409 PM 102    1918  82      8       88       
  MINIMUM         65    519 AM  48    1989  62      3       68       
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.23 1990   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      2.63  -0.30     2.29    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.33                      2.63  -0.30     2.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.48                     15.81  -2.33    20.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     55.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       19       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        14    -14       19       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6199    588     6021       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        90     13       72       
  SINCE JUN 1    103                        90     13       72       
  SINCE JAN 1    234                       166     68      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1933                    
                                             1913                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 17 2014..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
JUNE 18 2014..........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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