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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 2 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49    437 PM  92    1887  68    -19       60       
  MINIMUM         42    534 AM  27    1909  47     -5       41       
  AVERAGE         46                        58    -12       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.18 1892   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      6.31  -0.90     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      8.59  -0.84    11.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1940   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       7.0   -0.6      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         8     11       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         8     11       14       
  SINCE MAR 1   1362                      1216    146     1484       
  SINCE JUL 1   6669                      6047    622     5841       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        15     -3       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        15     -3       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1967                    
                                             1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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