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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
130 AM CDT THU AUG 7 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         73    118 PM 101    1918  85    -12       92       
  MINIMUM         67    654 AM  53    1989  66      1       70       
                                      1887                          
  AVERAGE         70                        76     -6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.86R         1.41 1911   0.13   1.73     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      0.81   1.05     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.72                     10.22   1.50     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.87                     23.40  -0.53    22.82    
                                                                     
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        5                        11     -6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        66     -6       63       
  SINCE JUN 1    569                       636    -67      669       
  SINCE JAN 1    700                       712    -12      771       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2014........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2014........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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