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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
               
214 AM CDT SUN SEP 28 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         82    400 PM  91    1956  71     11       87       
  MINIMUM         64    611 AM  31    1942  50     14       67       
                                      1889                          
  AVERAGE         73                        61     12       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          3.25 1945   0.09   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      2.78   1.45     2.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.23                      2.78   1.45     2.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     29.50   7.10    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                        74      3       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                        74      3       15       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                        80     -1       15       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       108    -17      221       
  SINCE SEP 1     91                       108    -17      221       
  SINCE JAN 1   1060                      1047     13     1322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        99      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2014.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2014.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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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