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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         65    157 PM  97    1927  77    -12       72       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  37    2007  56     -7       60       
  AVERAGE         57                        66     -9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.67 1921   0.10  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      1.62   1.87     0.21    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.49                      1.62   1.87     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.86                     28.34   7.52    23.76    
                                                                     
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        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        22     37        1       
  SINCE SEP 1     59                        22     37        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     61                        28     33        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        79    -21      169       
  SINCE SEP 1     58                        79    -21      169       
  SINCE JAN 1   1027                      1018      9     1270       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        97      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2014.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2014.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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