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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         41   1226 AM  59    2008  32      9       38       
  MINIMUM         31    949 AM -16    1892  16     15       19       
  AVERAGE         36                        24     12       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1888   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.02                      1.23  -0.21     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.02                      1.23  -0.21     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.98                     35.83   6.15    31.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          17.0  1888   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.6                       7.6   -6.0     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.6                       7.6   -6.0     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      10.5   -3.1     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        41    -12       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  786                       999   -213     1134       
  SINCE DEC 1    786                       999   -213     1134       
  SINCE JUL 1   2103                      2257   -154     2337       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        64      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -20      1886                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2014......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2014......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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