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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT MON SEP 1 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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   1247 PM  99    1913  82      7       94       
  MINIMUM         67   1058 PM  45    1967  62      5       71       
                                      1915                          
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.85          2.80 1977   0.12   1.73     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   11.36                      4.13   7.23     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1     21.22                     13.54   7.68     5.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.37                     26.72   5.65    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      2                        23    -21       19       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         6     -4        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       293     36      393       
  SINCE JUN 1    838                       863    -25      999       
  SINCE JAN 1    969                       939     30     1101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2014.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2014.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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