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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         85    239 PM 104    1988  84      1       82       
  MINIMUM         64    437 AM  47    1897  65     -1       59       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1902   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      2.32  -0.01     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.17                     11.73   0.44     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     24.91  -1.59    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       10                        10      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       177    -35      147       
  SINCE JUN 1    651                       747    -96      753       
  SINCE JAN 1    782                       823    -41      855       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1897                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2014........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2014........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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