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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         86    222 PM 101    1939  81      5       83
  MINIMUM         63    550 AM  40    1974  61      2       55
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.62 1941   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.17
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.33  -0.33     0.17
  SINCE JAN 1     32.37                     27.05   5.32    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                         3     -3        0
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         9     -7        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        4
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        20      5       20
  SINCE SEP 1     25                        20      5       20
  SINCE JAN 1    994                       959     35     1121
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM
 LOWEST     61           200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1891


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  4 2014.....SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  5 2014.....SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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