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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT THU OCT 2 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         72    409 PM  92    1976  70      2       84       
  MINIMUM         59    638 AM  29    1985  48     11       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.31          1.57 1883   0.09   1.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.09   1.22     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.54                      3.14   2.40     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.91                     29.86   8.05    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                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     78                       101    -23       24       
  SINCE JUL 1     80                       107    -27       24       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        6       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       114     -8      227       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1053     22     1328       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        27      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2014.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2014.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 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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