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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT FRI AUG 3 2012
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 2012
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2012
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 98 352 PM 105 1930 85 13 90
MINIMUM 74 606 AM 50 1927 66 8 74
AVERAGE 86 76 10 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.35 2004 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.41 -0.41 0.00
SINCE JUN 1 3.41 9.82 -6.41 11.75
SINCE JAN 1 16.39 22.97 -6.58 26.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 6 18 -12 1
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0
COOLING
TODAY 21 11 10 17
MONTH TO DATE 61 33 28 63
SINCE JUN 1 1006 603 403 822
SINCE JAN 1 1214 679 535 927
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 73 600 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 110 1918
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 47 1894
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 3 2012........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
AUGUST 4 2012........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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