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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT MON SEP 29 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         83    407 PM  99    1953  71     12       71       
  MINIMUM         61    612 AM  26    1942  50     11       50       
  AVERAGE         72                        60     12       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 1973   0.09  -0.09     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      2.87   1.36     2.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.23                      2.87   1.36     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     29.59   7.01    25.91    
                                                                     
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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        80     -3       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     77                        80     -3       19       
  SINCE JUL 1     79                        86     -7       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       110    -12      221       
  SINCE SEP 1     98                       110    -12      221       
  SINCE JAN 1   1067                      1049     18     1322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      2002                    
                                             1981                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1984                    
                                             1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2014.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2014.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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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