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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1238 AM CST TUE DEC 30 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         29    111 AM  58    2006  31     -2       27
                                      1999
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -17    1917  15     -7        1
                                      1880
  AVERAGE         19                        23     -4       14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.78 1885   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.35  -0.31     0.71
  SINCE DEC 1      1.04                      1.35  -0.31     0.71
  SINCE JAN 1     42.00                     35.95   6.05    31.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.0  1907   0.3   -0.3       T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       8.5   -6.6     12.2
  SINCE DEC 1      1.9                       8.5   -6.6     12.2
  SINCE JUL 1      7.7                      11.4   -3.7     13.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       46                        42      4       51
  MONTH TO DATE  909                      1125   -216     1243
  SINCE DEC 1    909                      1125   -216     1243
  SINCE JUL 1   2226                      2383   -157     2446

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           700 AM
 LOWEST     54           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        63      2004
                                             1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -15      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2014......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2014......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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