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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         75    423 PM  96    1939  77     -2       62       
                                      1931                          
                                      1897                          
  MINIMUM         49    607 AM  33    1890  57     -8       39       
  AVERAGE         62                        67     -5       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1914   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      1.42  -0.07     3.47    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.35                      1.42  -0.07     3.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.52                     28.14   2.38    35.84    
                                                                     
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        3                         2      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        17     -7       46       
  SINCE SEP 1     10                        17     -7       46       
  SINCE JUL 1     12                        23    -11       48       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                        71     70       58       
  SINCE SEP 1    141                        71     70       58       
  SINCE JAN 1   1093                      1010     83     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2015.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2015.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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