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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
152 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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    416 PM 101    1918  85     -2       84
  MINIMUM         67    627 AM  53    1989  66      1       67
                                      1887
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 2014   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.12                      0.81   0.31     0.06
  SINCE JUN 1      9.57                     10.22  -0.65    15.63
  SINCE JAN 1     20.81                     23.40  -2.59    24.98

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       10                        11     -1       11
  MONTH TO DATE   76                        66     10       71
  SINCE JUN 1    828                       636    192      681
  SINCE JAN 1    921                       712    209      761
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           200 AM
 LOWEST     45           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  7 2016........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
AUGUST  8 2016........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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