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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT SAT MAY 3 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         68    305 PM  90    1952  68      0       41       
  MINIMUM         41    557 AM  30    1967  48     -7       34       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.74 1944   0.16  -0.16     1.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      6.47  -1.06     9.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      8.75  -1.00    12.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   0.0    0.0      3.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      3.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       7.0   -0.6     13.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     51.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2       27       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        16     13       41       
  SINCE MAR 1   1372                      1224    148     1511       
  SINCE JUL 1   6679                      6055    624     5868       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        16     -4       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        16     -4       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2014...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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