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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT THU AUG 20 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         68    228 PM 101    1983  84    -16       87       
  MINIMUM         57    734 AM  49    1950  65     -8       70       
  AVERAGE         63                        74    -11       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.03 1979   0.14  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      2.60   0.81     2.31    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.98                     12.01   6.97    12.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.33                     25.19   3.14    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        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      5                        18    -13        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         1      1        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       195     15      170       
  SINCE JUN 1    820                       765     55      679       
  SINCE JAN 1    900                       841     59      810       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1983                    
                                             1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        40      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2015........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2015........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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