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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 24 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         88    504 PM 107    1901  86      2       81       
  MINIMUM         70    538 AM  52    1906  67      3       64       
                                      1891                          
  AVERAGE         79                        76      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1939   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.16                      3.54  -1.38     2.26    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.56                      8.48   2.08     9.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.91                     21.66  -1.75    20.90    
                                                                     
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       14                        11      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       271    -18      200       
  SINCE JUN 1    510                       492     18      456       
  SINCE JAN 1    590                       568     22      587       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        54      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 25 2015..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
JULY 26 2015..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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