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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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   1202 PM  99    1984  82      3       96       
                                      1983                          
  MINIMUM         68    411 AM  43    1946  62      6       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        72      5       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          3.16 1993   0.12   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.51                      3.89   5.62     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.37                     13.30   6.07     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     26.48   4.04    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       12                         8      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       280     26      351       
  SINCE JUN 1    815                       850    -35      957       
  SINCE JAN 1    946                       926     20     1059       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       104      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1893                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2014........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2014........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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