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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
228 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 14 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         77    107 PM 108    1936  86     -9       88       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  49    1967  67     -8       67       
  AVERAGE         68                        76     -8       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.64 1942   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      2.15   0.11     0.06    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.75                      7.09   2.66     3.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.90                     20.27   0.63    21.61    
                                                                     
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        3                        12     -9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       157    -47      168       
  SINCE JUN 1    366                       378    -12      423       
  SINCE JAN 1    497                       454     43      525       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2014..........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   847 PM CDT   
JULY 16 2014..........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   846 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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