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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         72    851 AM  92    1892  73     -1       78       
  MINIMUM         54    635 AM  32    1983  52      2       54       
  AVERAGE         63                        62      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.12 1935   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.55                      2.42   1.13     2.13    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.55                      2.42   1.13     2.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.92                     29.14   6.78    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        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        52     22       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     74                        52     22       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     76                        58     18       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                       100    -29      197       
  SINCE SEP 1     71                       100    -29      197       
  SINCE JAN 1   1040                      1039      1     1298       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1984                    
                                             1935                    
                                             1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2014.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2014.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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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