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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
158 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         89    337 PM 108    1936  84      5       84       
  MINIMUM         69    605 AM  47    1897  65      4       61       
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 1999   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      2.46  -0.15     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.17                     11.87   0.30     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.05  -1.73    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       14                         9      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  156                       186    -30      155       
  SINCE JUN 1    665                       756    -91      761       
  SINCE JAN 1    796                       832    -36      863       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2014........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2014........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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