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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT WED JUL 23 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 22 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         92    351 PM 109    1901  86      6       95       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  51    1947  67      8       68       
  AVERAGE         84                        76      8       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.21 1966   0.14  -0.14     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      3.27  -1.01     0.66    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.75                      8.21   1.54     3.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.90                     21.39  -0.49    22.21    
                                                                     
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       19                        11      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       249    -68      306       
  SINCE JUN 1    437                       470    -33      561       
  SINCE JAN 1    568                       546     22      663       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 23 2014..........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
JULY 24 2014..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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