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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
105 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         46    433 PM  57    1914  31     15       53       
  MINIMUM         26    650 AM -26    1892  14     12       16       
  AVERAGE         36                        22     14       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1935   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.60  -0.16     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.47                      2.02  -0.55     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.44                      0.60  -0.16     0.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1938   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                       5.0    1.5      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4                      14.0   -5.6     19.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                      16.9   -2.7     20.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        43    -14       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  836                       810     26      869       
  SINCE DEC 1   1855                      2019   -164     2222       
  SINCE JUL 1   3172                      3277   -105     3425       
                                                                     
 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     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        64      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -20      1985                    
                                             1883                    
                                                                    
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2015.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2015.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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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