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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
527 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 2015...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         89    341 PM 104    1988  84      5       85       
  MINIMUM         71    604 AM  51    1994  65      6       63       
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.51 1908   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.84                      1.89  -1.05     1.89    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.41                     11.30   5.11    11.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.76                     24.48   1.28    22.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           15                        10      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       147     24      117       
  SINCE JUN 1    781                       717     64      626       
  SINCE JAN 1    861                       793     68      757       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1929                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2015........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2015........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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