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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
757 AM CDT WED AUG 1 2012

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   07/25/1936
 LOW               47   07/30/1971
HIGHEST           106   07/25        97       9       99  07/20
                                                          07/19
                                                          07/18
LOWEST             64   07/10        55       9       67  07/13
                                                          07/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     96.2              85.7    10.5     90.2
AVG. MINIMUM     72.5              66.8     5.7     73.1
MEAN             84.3              76.3     8.0     81.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     27               7.8    19.2       18
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.51   1958
 MINIMUM         0.04   1975
TOTALS           1.24              4.47   -3.23     1.47
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.14   -0.10     0.05
DAYS >= .01         6              10.1    -4.1        9
DAYS >= .10         4               6.8    -2.8        4
DAYS >= .50         1               3.2    -2.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.3    -1.3        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   07/31 TO 07/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 1      -1        0
COOLING TOTAL     610               349     261      522
 SINCE 1/1       1153               646     507      864
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  07/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/300    DATE  07/25

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             15
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     55

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

JULY 2012 WAS THE 2ND WARMEST MONTH EVER IN DES MOINES BEHIND JULY
1936. JULY 2012 HAD THE MOST DAYS WITH A HIGH OF 90 DEGREES OR
HIGHER EVER IN A SINGLE MONTH WITH 27 DAYS... 2ND MOST WITH A HIGH
OF 95 DEGREES OR HIGHER WITH 21 DAYS... AND THE 4TH MOST WITH A HIGH
OF AT LEAST 100 DEGREES WITH 10 DAYS. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 106
DEGREES ON JULY 25TH WAS THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE SINCE AUGUST 16TH
OF 1983. JULY 2012 WAS THE 21ST DRIEST JULY OF ALL TIME.

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