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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT SUN AUG 3 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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         87        MM 100    1964  85      2       85
                                      1930
  MINIMUM         61        MM  51    1907  67     -6       68
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1928   0.14  -0.14      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.28  -0.28      T
  SINCE JUN 1      9.86                      9.69   0.17     4.25
  SINCE JAN 1     21.01                     22.87  -1.86    22.57

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    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        18    -16       19
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         1      1        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        22     -4       23
  SINCE JUN 1    527                       592    -65      629
  SINCE JAN 1    658                       668    -10      731
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1


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    87           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1927


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  3 2014........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
AUGUST  4 2014........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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