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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
149 AM CDT WED SEP 10 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         78    903 AM 101    2013  79     -1      101       
  MINIMUM         67   1000 PM  40    1883  58      9       73       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.00R         1.92 1970   0.11   2.89     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      1.00   2.12     0.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.12                      1.00   2.12     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.49                     27.72   7.77    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                         9     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                         9     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        15    -12        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        53      5      123       
  SINCE SEP 1     58                        53      5      123       
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                       992     35     1224       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      2013                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1910                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2014.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2014.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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