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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT FRI JUL 4 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         79    400 PM 102    1936  86     -7       82
  MINIMUM         53    445 AM  49    1967  66    -13       59
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.18 1981   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.46  -0.43      T
  SINCE JUN 1      7.52                      5.40   2.12     3.23
  SINCE JAN 1     18.67                     18.58   0.09    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        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        17    -15       19
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         0      2        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10        6
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        33    -26       19
  SINCE JUN 1    263                       254      9      274
  SINCE JAN 1    394                       330     64      376
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     35           300 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       109      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  4 2014..........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT
JULY  5 2014..........SUNRISE   547 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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