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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE SEP 8 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         87    121 PM 101    1939  80      7       77       
  MINIMUM         71    652 AM  41    1986  59     12       55       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.57 2001   0.11   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      0.78   0.47     0.09    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.25                      0.78   0.47     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.42                     27.50   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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        13    -11        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                        43     70       48       
  SINCE SEP 1    113                        43     70       48       
  SINCE JAN 1   1065                       982     83     1017       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1883                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2015.....SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2015.....SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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