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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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    254 PM  98    1948  83      1       90       
                                      1947                          
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  48    1923  64      1       73       
                                      1890                          
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51          2.60 1922   0.14   0.37     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.00   0.92     4.64    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.49                     12.41   7.08    14.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.84                     25.59   3.25    25.65    
                                                                     
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    2                         0      2        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      5                        18    -13        2       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         1      1        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       222      8      215       
  SINCE JUN 1    840                       792     48      724       
  SINCE JAN 1    920                       868     52      855       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        99      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        43      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2015........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2015........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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