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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
134 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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         84    316 PM  99    2013  79      5       71       
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         65   1159 PM  42    1910  58      7       53       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.61 1972   0.10  -0.10     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.10   0.25     3.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.35                      1.10   0.25     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     27.82   2.70    35.55    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        4       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        4       
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        17    -15        6       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                        58     83       58       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                        58     83       58       
  SINCE JAN 1   1093                       997     96     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        97      2000                    
                                             1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2015.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2015.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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