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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         72    218 PM  88    1949  69      3       35       
  MINIMUM         45    521 AM  29    1907  48     -3       34       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.62 1913   0.15  -0.15     0.53    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.46  -0.46     2.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      6.62  -1.21    10.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      8.90  -1.15    13.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  2013   0.0    0.0      3.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      6.9     
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       7.0   -0.6     16.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     55.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2       30       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        24     11       71       
  SINCE MAR 1   1378                      1232    146     1541       
  SINCE JUL 1   6685                      6063    622     5898       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        17     -5       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        17     -5       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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