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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    117 AM 104    1988  84    -11       74       
  MINIMUM         68   1044 AM  49    1929  65      3       62       
  AVERAGE         71                        75     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          3.43 1906   0.14   0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.21                      2.03   0.18     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.07                     11.44   0.63     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.22                     24.62  -1.40    23.55    
                                                                     
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        6                        10     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       157    -34      137       
  SINCE JUN 1    632                       727    -95      743       
  SINCE JAN 1    763                       803    -40      845       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1992                    
                                             1879                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2014........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2014........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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