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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
151 AM CDT THU SEP 11 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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         71    944 AM  99    2013  79     -8       99       
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  42    1910  58     -5       73       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.61 1972   0.10  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      1.10   2.08     0.17    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.18                      1.10   2.08     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.55                     27.82   7.73    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        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      4                        11     -7        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      6                        17    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        58      0      144       
  SINCE SEP 1     58                        58      0      144       
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                       997     30     1245       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      2000                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1955                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2014.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2014.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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