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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1259 AM CST THU DEC 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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         36    249 PM  69    2012  38     -2       43
  MINIMUM         22    341 AM  -8    1919  22      0       36
  AVERAGE         29                        30     -1       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 2011   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17      T
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.77   6.19    31.19

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.7  1990   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       3.7    2.1      1.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       36                        35      1       25
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       104     22       76
  SINCE DEC 1    126                       104     22       76
  SINCE JUL 1   1443                      1362     81     1279

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1   1075                      1066      9     1353
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    65           400 AM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        67      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -6      1886


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  4 2014......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  5 2014......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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