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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
135 AM CDT SUN JUL 31 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 30 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         83    146 PM 103    1955  85     -2       89
  MINIMUM         66    322 AM  47    1971  67     -1       64
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.12 1940   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.98                      4.33   2.65     7.17
  SINCE JUN 1      8.45                      9.27  -0.82    15.57
  SINCE JAN 1     19.69                     22.45  -2.76    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       10                        11     -1       12
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       337     26      338
  SINCE JUN 1    741                       558    183      595
  SINCE JAN 1    834                       634    200      675
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     55           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       105      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        49      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 31 2016..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
AUGUST  1 2016........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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