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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT THU JUL 3 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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         68    658 PM 102    1911  85    -17       86       
  MINIMUM         57    528 AM  50    1959  66     -9       59       
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         63                        76    -13       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.92 1958   0.15  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.30  -0.27      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      7.52                      5.24   2.28     3.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.67                     18.42   0.25    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      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        17    -15       19       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         0      2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        22    -16       13       
  SINCE JUN 1    262                       243     19      268       
  SINCE JAN 1    393                       319     74      370       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2014..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2014..........SUNRISE   546 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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