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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
146 AM CDT SUN AUG 10 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         80    441 PM 106    1934  85     -5       84       
  MINIMUM         68    718 AM  46    1888  66      2       67       
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.20 1889   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.21   0.68     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.75                     10.62   1.13     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.90                     23.80  -0.90    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        9                        10     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        97    -15       95       
  SINCE JUN 1    591                       667    -76      701       
  SINCE JAN 1    722                       743    -21      803       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                    
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2014........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2014........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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