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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1249 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         40    453 AM  60    1889  32      8        8       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -22    1989  16     18       -6       
  AVERAGE         37                        24     13        1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.24 1941   0.04   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.11  -0.18     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.93                      1.11  -0.18     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.89                     35.71   6.18    31.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.0           2.8  1884   0.3    0.7      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       6.8   -5.8     11.8     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.0                       6.8   -5.8     11.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.8                       9.7   -2.9     13.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        41    -13       64       
  MONTH TO DATE  702                       876   -174      997       
  SINCE DEC 1    702                       876   -174      997       
  SINCE JUL 1   2019                      2134   -115     2200       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        69      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -19      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2014......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2014......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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