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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         71    455 PM  92    1909  69      2       62       
  MINIMUM         48    631 AM  30    1944  49     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         60                        59      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.81 1882   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.77  -0.77     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      6.93  -1.52    10.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      9.21  -1.46    13.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        5                         7     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        38      9      105       
  SINCE MAR 1   1390                      1246    144     1575       
  SINCE JUL 1   6697                      6077    620     5932       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        19     -7       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        19     -7       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2014...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2014...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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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