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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
133 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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    407 PM  98    2000  81      0       81       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         61    614 AM  42    1893  61      0       58       
  AVERAGE         71                        71      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1912   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22     0.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.22  -0.22     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.37                     26.94   5.43    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                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         8     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        14      1       16       
  SINCE SEP 1     15                        14      1       16       
  SINCE JAN 1    984                       953     31     1117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2014.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2014.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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