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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
201 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 10 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         82    250 PM 103    1936  86     -4       85       
                                      1930                          
  MINIMUM         63    520 AM  49    1945  67     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         73                        76     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.58 2002   0.14  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      1.55  -1.28     2.02    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.67                      6.49   2.18     9.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.02                     19.67  -1.65    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        8                        11     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       110    -59       72       
  SINCE JUN 1    308                       331    -23      328       
  SINCE JAN 1    388                       407    -19      459       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       103      1954                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        54      1945                    
                                             1926                    
                                             1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 11 2015..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 PM CDT   
JULY 12 2015..........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   849 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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