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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         82    406 PM 101    2013  79      3       78       
  MINIMUM         64    633 AM  40    1883  58      6       67       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.00 2014   0.11  -0.11     3.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.00   0.35     3.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.35                      1.00   0.35     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     27.72   2.80    35.49    
                                                                     
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                         9     -9        1       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        1       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        15    -13        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                        53     78       58       
  SINCE SEP 1    131                        53     78       58       
  SINCE JAN 1   1083                       992     91     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        99      2013                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2015.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2015.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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