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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1226 AM CST SUN FEB 8 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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    348 PM  63    1987  34     12       17       
  MINIMUM         28    313 AM -21    1905  16     12       -5       
  AVERAGE         37                        25     12        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1928   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.28   0.10     0.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.76                      2.70   0.06     1.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.73                      1.28   0.45     0.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  2005   0.4   -0.4       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.8                       2.3    5.5      6.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.4                      19.8    1.6     28.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.2                      22.7    4.5     29.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        40    -12       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       285     48      383       
  SINCE DEC 1   2541                      2807   -266     3185       
  SINCE JUL 1   3858                      4065   -207     4388       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        60      1999                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -21      1899                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2015......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2015......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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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