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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI OCT 24 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         73    234 PM  84    1899  60     13       43       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  21    1937  41     12       32       
                                      1895                          
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.19 1977   0.09   0.13     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.78                      1.97   1.81     3.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.01                      5.02   2.99     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.38                     31.74   8.64    29.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1938   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        15    -13       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       253    -38      222       
  SINCE SEP 1    293                       347    -54      246       
  SINCE JUL 1    295                       353    -58      246       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        11    -10       31       
  SINCE SEP 1    106                       124    -18      252       
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1063     12     1353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        82      1927                    
                                             1897                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2014.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   620 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2014.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 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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