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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
140 AM CDT TUE SEP 23 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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         74    350 PM  98    1937  74      0       79       
  MINIMUM         49    635 AM  31    1995  52     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1961   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.55                      2.32   1.23     2.13    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.55                      2.32   1.23     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.92                     29.04   6.88    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        3                         4     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        47     25       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     72                        47     25       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     74                        53     21       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        98    -27      196       
  SINCE SEP 1     71                        98    -27      196       
  SINCE JAN 1   1040                      1037      3     1297       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                     
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    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1892                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 23 2014.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 24 2014.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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