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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT FRI AUG 19 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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         92    332 PM 108    1936  84      8       72       
  MINIMUM         72    546 AM  47    1897  65      7       60       
  AVERAGE         82                        74      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 2015   0.14  -0.14     2.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.14                      2.46   0.68     3.36    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.59                     11.87  -0.28    18.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.83                     25.05  -2.22    28.28    
                                                                     
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       17                         9      8        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       186     46      210       
  SINCE JUN 1    984                       756    228      820       
  SINCE JAN 1   1077                       832    245      900       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       101      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 19 2016........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 20 2016........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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