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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         84    307 PM 104    2013  82      2      104       
  MINIMUM         66    450 AM  42    1893  62      4       74       
  AVERAGE         75                        72      3       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.78 1983   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.51                      4.01   5.50     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.37                     13.42   5.95     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     26.60   3.92    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       10                         7      3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       287     29      375       
  SINCE JUN 1    825                       857    -32      981       
  SINCE JAN 1    956                       933     23     1083       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1967                    
                                             1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2014........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2014.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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