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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT OCT 25 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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         68    335 PM  82    1927  60      8       46       
                                      1897                          
  MINIMUM         51    220 AM  21    1887  40     11       32       
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1908   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.78                      2.05   1.73     3.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.01                      5.10   2.91     5.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.38                     31.82   8.56    29.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.4  1962   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        5                        15    -10       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       268    -48      248       
  SINCE SEP 1    298                       362    -64      272       
  SINCE JUL 1    300                       368    -68      272       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        87      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        14      1887                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 25 2014.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   619 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 26 2014.......SUNRISE   739 AM CDT   SUNSET   617 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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