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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         37   1159 PM  61    1941  32      5       30       
  MINIMUM         32    934 AM -13    1901  17     15       22       
  AVERAGE         35                        24     11       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.93 1882   0.05  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.99  -0.74     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.25                      0.99  -0.74     0.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.21                     35.59   5.62    31.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.8  2012   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.9   -5.9      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         5.9   -5.9      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.8                       8.8   -3.0      7.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        40    -10       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  626                       753   -127      844       
  SINCE DEC 1    626                       753   -127      844       
  SINCE JUL 1   1943                      2011    -68     2047       
                                                                     
 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    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -18      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2014......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2014......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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