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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA              
108 AM CST THU DEC 25 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         35    424 PM  69    1889  32      3       18       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM -19    1983  16     16      -14       
  AVERAGE         34                        24     10        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          0.96 1895   0.04   0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      1.15  -0.13     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.02                      1.15  -0.13     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.98                     35.75   6.23    31.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           7.0  1909   0.3    0.3      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       7.1   -5.5     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.6                       7.1   -5.5     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      10.0   -2.6     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        41    -10       63       
  MONTH TO DATE  733                       917   -184     1060       
  SINCE DEC 1    733                       917   -184     1060       
  SINCE JUL 1   2050                      2175   -125     2263       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -16      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2014......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2014......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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