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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST MON JAN 5 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         17   1210 AM  55    1880  31    -14       37       
  MINIMUM          3   1159 PM -25    1884  15    -12       10       
  AVERAGE         10                        23    -13       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          0.96 1910   0.04   0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.14  -0.06     0.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      1.56  -0.45     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.08                      0.14  -0.06     0.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9           9.0  1910   0.2    0.7       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.9                       1.0   -0.1      2.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.8                      10.0   -7.2     15.8     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.6                      12.9   -4.3     17.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       55                        42     13       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       168      0      212       
  SINCE DEC 1   1187                      1377   -190     1565       
  SINCE JUL 1   2504                      2635   -131     2768       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        65      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -30      1884                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   459 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   500 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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