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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT WED AUG 20 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         87    322 PM 101    1983  84      3       87       
  MINIMUM         70        MM  49    1950  65      5       62        
  AVERAGE         79                        74      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1979   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      2.60  -0.29     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.17                     12.01   0.16     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.32                     25.19  -1.87    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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       195    -25      165       
  SINCE JUN 1    679                       765    -86      771       
  SINCE JAN 1    810                       841    -31      873       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1983                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        40      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2014........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2014........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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