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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT FRI AUG 7 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         84    434 PM 101    1918  85     -1       73
  MINIMUM         67    552 AM  53    1989  66      1       67
                                      1887
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 2014   0.13  -0.13     1.86
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      0.81  -0.75     1.86
  SINCE JUN 1     15.63                     10.22   5.41    11.72
  SINCE JAN 1     24.98                     23.40   1.58    22.87

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                        18    -15        2
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        2

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0        5
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        66      5       60
  SINCE JUN 1    681                       636     45      569
  SINCE JAN 1    761                       712     49      700
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM
 LOWEST     58           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  7 2015........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
AUGUST  8 2015........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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