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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         73    429 PM  99    1975  83    -10       89       
  MINIMUM         56    615 AM  43    1891  64     -8       72       
  AVERAGE         65                        74     -9       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.19 1895   0.12  -0.12     0.93    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.12   0.80     5.57    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.49                     12.53   6.96    15.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.84                     25.71   3.13    26.58    
                                                                     
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        0                         9     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       231     -1      231       
  SINCE JUN 1    840                       801     39      740       
  SINCE JAN 1    920                       877     43      871       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       104      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        40      1891                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2015........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2015........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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