Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
640 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2012...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             110   07/25/1936
                        08/04/1918
 LOW              -30   01/05/1884
HIGHEST           106   07/25        98       8
LOWEST              1   01/18       -15      16
AVG. MAXIMUM     66.6              60.4     6.2
AVG. MINIMUM     45.4              41.5     3.9
MEAN             56.0              50.9     5.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     60              18.4    41.6
DAYS MAX <= 32     24              44.2   -20.2
DAYS MIN <= 32    102             124.7   -22.7
DAYS MIN <= 0       0              11.1   -11.1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        56.81   1881
 MINIMUM        17.07   1956
TOTALS          26.29             36.02   -9.73
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.10   -0.03
DAYS >= .01        92             113.4   -21.4
DAYS >= .10        52              66.0   -14.0
DAYS >= .50        17              23.0    -6.0
DAYS >= 1.00        3               8.5    -5.5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.43  04/14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           30.7             35.3


DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    4786
COOLING TOTAL    1613
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/300    DATE  08/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/260    DATE  04/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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