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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         77    629 PM 109    1934  86     -9       85       
  MINIMUM         70   1223 PM  52    1947  67      3       72       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.53          4.32 1904   0.14   3.39     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.96                      2.86   4.10     2.14    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.43                      7.80   0.63    10.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.67                     20.98  -1.31    19.89    
                                                                     
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 JUN 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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                        17    -17        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       216    -18      200       
  SINCE JUN 1    576                       437    139      457       
  SINCE JAN 1    669                       513    156      537       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       108      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        53      1880                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2016..........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT   
JULY 21 2016..........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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