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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         73    136 PM  95    1937  74     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         55    605 AM  35    1995  53      2       47       
                                      1918                          
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.59 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.55                      2.23   1.32     2.13    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.55                      2.23   1.32     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.92                     28.95   6.97    25.68    
                                                                     
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        1                         4     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        43     26       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     69                        43     26       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     71                        49     22       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        96    -25      195       
  SINCE SEP 1     71                        96    -25      195       
  SINCE JAN 1   1040                      1035      5     1296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1995                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2014.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2014.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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