AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
182 
CDUS43 KDMX 270657
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT SAT SEP 27 2014


................................... 

...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    251 PM  90    1956  72     11       85       
  MINIMUM         61    607 AM  30    1926  50     11       61       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1936   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      2.69   1.24     2.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      3.93                      2.69   1.24     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.30                     29.41   6.89    25.69    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        68      9       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                        68      9       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                        74      5       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       106    -23      209       
  SINCE SEP 1     83                       106    -23      209       
  SINCE JAN 1   1052                      1045      7     1310       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1942                    
                                             1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2014.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2014.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




$$