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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         76    345 PM 104    1936  83     -7       93       
  MINIMUM         53    604 AM  40    1891  64    -11       75       
  AVERAGE         65                        73     -8       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1882   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.26   0.66     5.57    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.49                     12.67   6.82    15.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.84                     25.85   2.99    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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       240    -10      250       
  SINCE JUN 1    840                       810     30      759       
  SINCE JAN 1    920                       886     34      890       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       106      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2015........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2015........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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