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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU JUL 2 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         76    221 PM 104    1925  85     -9       81       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  50    1995  66     -3       61       
                                      1892                          
  AVERAGE         70                        76     -6       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.89 1973   0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.40                      5.09   3.31     7.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.75                     18.27  -0.52    18.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        17    -14        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        11     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6        6       
  SINCE JUN 1    262                       232     30      262       
  SINCE JAN 1    342                       308     34      393       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1959                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2015..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   
JULY  3 2015..........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   852 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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