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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         85    243 PM 106    1934  85      0       80       
  MINIMUM         71    650 AM  46    1888  66      5       68       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.20 1889   0.13  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.21  -0.39     1.89    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.39                     10.62   5.77    11.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.74                     23.80   1.94    22.90    
                                                                     
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        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      3                        18    -15        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        97     15       82       
  SINCE JUN 1    722                       667     55      591       
  SINCE JAN 1    802                       743     59      722       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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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      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2015........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2015........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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