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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT MON SEP 7 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 6 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         94    313 PM 100    1939  80     14       76       
  MINIMUM         72   1156 PM  42    1988  60     12       51       
  AVERAGE         83                        70     13       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.98          2.22 1911   0.11   0.87     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.67   0.47     0.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.14                      0.67   0.47     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.31                     27.39   2.92    32.46    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        12    -10        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         6     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        38     61       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     99                        38     61       47       
  SINCE JAN 1   1051                       977     74     1016       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80       101      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  7 2015.....SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  8 2015.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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