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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1245 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         42    338 PM  67    1975  37      5       20
  MINIMUM         33    858 AM  -6    1886  21     12        8
  AVERAGE         38                        29      9       14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 1982   0.05  -0.05      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.01
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.27  -0.27     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     34.87   6.09    31.20

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1977   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       1.4   -1.4       T
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       4.3    1.5      1.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        36     -9       51
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       175     13      162
  SINCE DEC 1    188                       175     13      162
  SINCE JUL 1   1505                      1433     72     1365

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM
 LOWEST     76           300 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        69      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -8      1882


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  6 2014......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST
DECEMBER  7 2014......SUNRISE   728 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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