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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT FRI SEP 26 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         79    506 PM  91    1897  72      7       80       
  MINIMUM         61   1223 AM  32    1942  51     10       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.29 1993   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.60   1.33     2.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.93                      2.60   1.33     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.30                     29.32   6.98    25.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        62     15       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                        62     15       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                        68     11       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       104    -28      201       
  SINCE SEP 1     76                       104    -28      201       
  SINCE JAN 1   1045                      1043      2     1302       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
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    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1926                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2014.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2014.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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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