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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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    120 PM  99    1947  79     -2       91       
  MINIMUM         56    616 AM  38    1883  59     -3       73       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.33 1989   0.11  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.89  -0.77     0.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.12                      0.89  -0.77     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.49                     27.61   4.88    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    1                         8     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         8     -7        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        14    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        48      2      101       
  SINCE SEP 1     50                        48      2      101       
  SINCE JAN 1   1019                       987     32     1202       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       101      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2014.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2014.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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