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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 30 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         81   1214 PM  99    1933  85     -4       81       
                                      1911                          
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         64   1154 PM  49    1943  66     -2       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.39          2.43 1959   0.16   1.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.49                      4.94   2.55     3.23    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.49                      4.94   2.55     3.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.64                     18.12   0.52    21.55    
                                                                     
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                        17    -17       19       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6202    585     6021       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       221     35      255       
  SINCE JUN 1    256                       221     35      255       
  SINCE JAN 1    387                       297     90      357       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       104      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1995                    
                                             1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  1 2014..........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JULY  2 2014..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 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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