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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT MON AUG 11 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         79    428 PM 102    1911  85     -6       85       
  MINIMUM         67    620 AM  50    1917  66      1       61       
  AVERAGE         73                        75     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.75 1939   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.34   0.55     0.25    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.75                     10.75   1.00     4.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.90                     23.93  -1.03    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        8                        10     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       107    -17      103       
  SINCE JUN 1    599                       677    -78      709       
  SINCE JAN 1    730                       753    -23      811       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    11   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      2004                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1902                    
                                                                    
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2014........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2014........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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