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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         86    358 PM 104    1988  84      2       89
  MINIMUM         67    529 AM  51    1994  65      2       71
                                      1885
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.51 1908   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.10                      1.89   1.21     0.84
  SINCE JUN 1     11.55                     11.30   0.25    16.41
  SINCE JAN 1     22.79                     24.48  -1.69    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       12                        10      2       15
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       147     33      171
  SINCE JUN 1    932                       717    215      781
  SINCE JAN 1   1025                       793    232      861
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           100 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       104      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1929


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2016........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
AUGUST 16 2016........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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