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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT SEP 6 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         77   1222 AM  99    1925  80     -3       92
                                      1913
                                      1899
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  44    1889  60     -3       70
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.69 1958   0.12  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.56  -0.47     0.17
  SINCE SEP 1      0.09                      0.56  -0.47     0.17
  SINCE JAN 1     32.46                     27.28   5.18    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                         5     -5        0
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        0
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        11     -9        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4       16
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        32     15       49
  SINCE SEP 1     47                        32     15       49
  SINCE JAN 1   1016                       971     45     1150
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM
 LOWEST     68           300 AM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       100      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1988


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  6 2014.....SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  7 2014.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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