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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         53    410 PM  65    2002  31     22       49       
  MINIMUM         32    753 AM -17    1904  14     18        4       
  AVERAGE         43                        23     20       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.51 1996   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.82  -0.22     0.50    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.63                      2.24  -0.61     1.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      0.82  -0.22     0.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.7  1996   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.5                       7.0   -0.5      7.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.4                      16.0   -7.6     21.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.2                      18.9   -4.7     22.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        42    -20       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1036                      1106    -70     1200       
  SINCE DEC 1   2055                      2315   -260     2553       
  SINCE JUL 1   3372                      3573   -201     3756       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        63      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2015.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2015.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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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