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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
141 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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         78    236 PM 104    1988  84     -6       85       
  MINIMUM         71   1109 PM  47    1897  65      6       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.02 1902   0.14  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.32  -1.42     2.31    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.47                     11.73   4.74    12.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.82                     24.91   0.91    23.32    
                                                                     
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       10                        10      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       177     32      142       
  SINCE JUN 1    819                       747     72      651       
  SINCE JAN 1    899                       823     76      782       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       108      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1897                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2015........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2015........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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