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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         93    210 PM 102    1911  85      8       85       
  MINIMUM         74    526 AM  50    1917  66      8       67       
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          2.75 1939   0.13   0.34     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.59                      1.34   0.25     0.84    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.04                     10.75  -0.71    16.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.28                     23.93  -2.65    25.76    
                                                                     
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       19                        10      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       107     21      123       
  SINCE JUN 1    880                       677    203      733       
  SINCE JAN 1    973                       753    220      813       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    61   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       102      1881                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      2004                    
                                             1986                    
                                             1902                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2016........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2016........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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