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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU SEP 3 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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         89    342 PM  98    2000  81      8       81       
                                      1913                          
  MINIMUM         71    605 AM  42    1893  61     10       61       
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.53 1912   0.11   0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.22  -0.06      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      0.16                      0.22  -0.06      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     29.33                     26.94   2.39    32.37    
                                                                     
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 SEP 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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                         8     -6        2       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        14     16       15       
  SINCE SEP 1     30                        14     16       15       
  SINCE JAN 1    982                       953     29      984       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2015.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2015.....SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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