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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT WED OCT 1 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         70    553 PM  92    1952  70      0       78       
  MINIMUM         58    540 AM  26    1899  49      9       50       
  AVERAGE         64                        59      5       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.23                      3.05   1.18     2.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.23                      3.05   1.18     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.60                     29.77   6.83    25.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1985   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        1                         7     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        94    -16       24       
  SINCE SEP 1     78                        94    -16       24       
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       100    -20       24       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       113     -8      221       
  SINCE SEP 1    105                       113     -8      221       
  SINCE JAN 1   1074                      1052     22     1322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1985                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2014.......SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2014.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 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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