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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
211 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         76    454 PM  99    2013  83     -7       99       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         68    719 AM  45    1986  63      5       77       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          6.18 1975   0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.64                      3.65   1.99     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.50                     13.06   2.44     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     26.24   0.41    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        7                         8     -1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       264     21      309       
  SINCE JUN 1    794                       834    -40      915       
  SINCE JAN 1    925                       910     15     1017       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       100      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        41      1986                    
                                                                    
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2014........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2014........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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