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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         71    437 PM 100    1988  85    -14       84       
  MINIMUM         68   1242 AM  48    1989  66      2       69       
  AVERAGE         70                        75     -5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.38 1991   0.13  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      0.94   0.95     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.75                     10.35   1.40     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.90                     23.53  -0.63    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       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        77    -12       75       
  SINCE JUN 1    574                       647    -73      681       
  SINCE JAN 1    705                       723    -18      783       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       109      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2014........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2014........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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