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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         74    358 PM 102    1887  85    -11       86       
  MINIMUM         65    548 AM  51    1971  67     -2       68       
  AVERAGE         70                        76     -6       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.93 1895   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.98                      4.20   2.78     7.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.45                      9.14  -0.69    15.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.69                     22.32  -2.63    24.92    
                                                                     
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        5                        11     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       326     27      326       
  SINCE JUN 1    731                       547    184      583       
  SINCE JAN 1    824                       623    201      663       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       103      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2016..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2016..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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