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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1236 AM CST SUN DEC 28 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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    137 AM  64    1946  31      4       48       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM -20    1886  16      3       17       
  AVERAGE         27                        23      4       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.48 1982   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.27  -0.23     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.04                      1.27  -0.23     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.00                     35.87   6.13    31.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3          10.0  1904   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       7.9   -6.0     12.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.9                       7.9   -6.0     12.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                      10.8   -3.1     13.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        42     -4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  824                      1041   -217     1166       
  SINCE DEC 1    824                      1041   -217     1166       
  SINCE JUL 1   2141                      2299   -158     2369       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        69      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -21      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2014......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2014......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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