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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE JUL 8 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 7 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    140 PM 100    2012  86      3       93
                                      1936
                                      1890
  MINIMUM         67    455 AM  52    1908  67      0       71
                                      1894
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1915   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.10   0.92      T
  SINCE JUN 1      9.51                      6.04   3.47     3.23
  SINCE JAN 1     20.66                     19.22   1.44    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       13                        11      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        77    -32       73
  SINCE JUN 1    301                       298      3      328
  SINCE JAN 1    432                       374     58      430
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     50          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1908
                                             1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY  8 2014..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 PM CDT
JULY  9 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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