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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
910 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              67   01/08/2003
 LOW              -30   01/05/1884
HIGHEST            59   01/29        50       9       65  01/30
                                                          01/05
LOWEST             -2   01/21       -10       8        1  01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     36.3              31.0     5.3     40.0
AVG. MINIMUM     16.2              14.3     1.9     21.0
MEAN             26.3              22.6     3.7     30.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     12              15.2    -3.2        8
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              29.4    -1.4       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       2               5.0    -3.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.38   1960
 MINIMUM         0.07   1954
TOTALS           1.11              1.00    0.11     0.42
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.03    0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01         7               7.5    -0.5        5
DAYS >= .10         4               2.8     1.2        2
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.1    -0.1        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           37.0   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            7.5               8.5    -1.0      4.4
SINCE 7/1        23.0              20.4     2.6     10.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 4      -2        1
DAYS >= 1.0         2               2.5    -0.5        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   01/31                          3  01/18
                        01/02
                        01/01
 24 HR TOTAL      6.1   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1191              1313    -122     1092
 SINCE 7/1       3342              3780    -438     3154
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/310    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/310    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                      2

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

&&

JANUARY WAS A WARMER THAN NORMAL MONTH WITH AN AVERAGE MONTHLY
TEMPERATURE OF 26.3 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
THERE WERE 6 DAYS THAT WERE 50 DEGREES OR WARMER. A RECORD WARMEST
LOW TEMPERATURE WAS ESTABLISHED ON THE 11TH WITH 36 DEGREES.

THERE WAS 7.5 INCHES OF SNOW DURING JANUARY. A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL
OCCURRED ON THE 30TH WITH 6.1 INCHES. THE 6.1 INCHES OF SNOW MELTED
DOWN TO 0.35 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION. THIS SET A DAILY MELTED
PRECIPITATION RECORD.

$$