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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
141 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         81    333 PM  99    1913  81      0       86       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  38    1949  61      5       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.77 1935   0.11  -0.11     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.11  -0.11     0.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.11  -0.11     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.37                     26.83   5.54    23.72    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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 SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         7     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         7      2       11       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                         7      2       11       
  SINCE JAN 1    978                       946     32     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        98      2000                    
                                             1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2014.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2014.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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