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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1259 AM CST MON FEB 2 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         34    715 AM  60    2012  32      2       26       
  MINIMUM          9   1159 PM -19    1917  15     -6       11       
  AVERAGE         22                        24     -2       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.64 1973   0.04   0.26     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      0.04   0.26     0.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      2.46   0.22     1.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.65                      1.04   0.61     0.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.4           6.9  1983   0.3    6.1      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.4                       0.3    6.1      1.3     
  SINCE DEC 1     20.0                      17.8    2.2     22.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     25.8                      20.7    5.1     23.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        41      2       46       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        41      2       46       
  SINCE DEC 1   2251                      2563   -312     2848       
  SINCE JUL 1   3568                      3821   -253     4051       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  BLOWING SNOW                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        65      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -26      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2015......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2015......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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