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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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    452 PM  99    1975  83      6       90
  MINIMUM         72    733 AM  43    1891  64      8       70
  AVERAGE         81                        74      7       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.93          2.19 1895   0.12   0.81     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.57                      3.12   2.45     0.98
  SINCE JUN 1     15.43                     12.53   2.90     5.23
  SINCE JAN 1     26.58                     25.71   0.87    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       16                         9      7       15
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       231      0      226
  SINCE JUN 1    740                       801    -61      832
  SINCE JAN 1    871                       877     -6      934
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM
 LOWEST     61           100 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        40      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2014........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
AUGUST 25 2014........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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