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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         88    350 PM 105    1930  85      3       82
  MINIMUM         68    558 AM  50    1927  66      2       64
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 2004   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.41  -0.41      T
  SINCE JUN 1      9.86                      9.82   0.04     4.25
  SINCE JAN 1     21.01                     23.00  -1.99    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       13                        11      2        8
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        33     -2       31
  SINCE JUN 1    540                       603    -63      637
  SINCE JAN 1    671                       679     -8      739
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM
 LOWEST     40           400 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2014........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
AUGUST  5 2014........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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