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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
117 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         38    337 PM  64    1965  35      3       25       
  MINIMUM         31    910 AM  -8    1917  19     12        2       
  AVERAGE         35                        27      8       14      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.04 1899   0.06  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.59  -0.59     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.59  -0.59     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.96                     35.19   5.77    31.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.3  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.2   -3.2      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       3.2   -3.2      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       6.1   -0.3      7.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        38     -8       51       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       398    -26      484       
  SINCE DEC 1    372                       398    -26      484       
  SINCE JUL 1   1689                      1656     33     1687       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        64      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -11      2000                    
                                             1961                    
                                             1932                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2014......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2014......SUNRISE   733 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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