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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
211 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         12    854 PM  65    2012  31    -19       10
  MINIMUM          1    630 AM -30    1884  15    -14      -10
  AVERAGE          7                        23    -16        0

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.36 1946   0.03   0.31      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.17   0.25     0.14
  SINCE DEC 1      1.45                      1.59  -0.14     0.95
  SINCE JAN 1      0.42                      0.17   0.25     0.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        5.1          10.2  1929   0.3    4.8       T
  MONTH TO DATE    6.0                       1.3    4.7      2.2
  SINCE DEC 1      7.9                      10.3   -2.4     15.8
  SINCE JUL 1     13.7                      13.2    0.5     17.2
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       58                        42     16       65
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       210     16      277
  SINCE DEC 1   1245                      1419   -174     1630
  SINCE JUL 1   2562                      2677   -115     2833

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           800 PM
 LOWEST     62          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        54      2012
                                             1961
                                             1933
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  6 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   500 PM CST
JANUARY  7 2015.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   501 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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