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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         88    412 PM 105    1930  85      3       84       
  MINIMUM         68    401 AM  50    1927  66      2       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 2004   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      0.41   0.66     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.52                      9.82  -0.30    15.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.76                     23.00  -2.24    24.97    
                                                                     
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                        18    -18        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        11      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        33      2       42       
  SINCE JUN 1    787                       603    184      652       
  SINCE JAN 1    880                       679    201      732       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       110      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2016........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2016........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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