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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
204 AM CDT WED OCT 8 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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    337 PM  91    1939  67      3       74       
  MINIMUM         51    651 AM  26    1952  46      5       44       
  AVERAGE         61                        56      5       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.67 1884   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      0.61   0.78     2.55    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.62                      3.66   1.96     4.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.99                     30.38   7.61    28.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1935   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        4                         9     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        58      5       29       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                       152    -11       53       
  SINCE JUL 1    143                       158    -15       53       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         7     -6       30       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       120    -14      251       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1059     16     1352       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      2000                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2014.......SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   645 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2014.......SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   643 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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