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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT WED JUL 8 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         74    503 PM 100    2012  86    -12       89       
                                      1936                          
                                      1890                          
  MINIMUM         58    532 AM  52    1908  67     -9       67       
                                      1894                          
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1915   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.10  -0.86     2.02    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.64                      6.04   2.60     9.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.99                     19.22  -1.23    20.66    
                                                                     
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        2       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        17    -14        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        77    -39       45       
  SINCE JUN 1    295                       298     -3      301       
  SINCE JAN 1    375                       374      1      432       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1908                    
                                             1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2015..........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   851 PM CDT   
JULY  9 2015..........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   850 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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