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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
149 AM CDT MON JUL 7 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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         89    435 PM 104    1886  86      3       92       
  MINIMUM         70    504 AM  51    1972  67      3       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1982   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      0.94   1.08      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      9.51                      5.88   3.63     3.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.66                     19.06   1.60    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       15                        11      4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        66    -34       56       
  SINCE JUN 1    288                       287      1      311       
  SINCE JAN 1    419                       363     56      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      2012                    
                                             1936                    
                                             1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1908                    
                                             1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  7 2014..........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
JULY  8 2014..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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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