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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
540 PM CDT TUE AUG 7 2012
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 99 155 PM 100 1988 85 14 89
MINIMUM 71 529 AM 48 1989 66 5 67
AVERAGE 85 75 10 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.38 1991 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.81 0.94 -0.13 0.73
SINCE JUN 1 4.22 10.35 -6.13 12.48
SINCE JAN 1 17.20 23.50 -6.30 27.49
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 20 11 9 13
MONTH TO DATE 110 77 33 117
SINCE JUN 1 1055 647 408 876
SINCE JAN 1 1263 723 540 981
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 100 AM
LOWEST 26 100 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 109 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1904
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 7 2012........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT
AUGUST 8 2012........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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