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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         77    620 PM  95    1934  69      8       76       
  MINIMUM         49        MM  28    1947  49      0       47        
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 2007   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.92  -0.92     2.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      7.08  -1.67    10.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      9.36  -1.61    13.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1991   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        2                         7     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        45      4      108       
  SINCE MAR 1   1392                      1253    139     1578       
  SINCE JUL 1   6699                      6084    615     5935       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        20     -8       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        20     -8       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1931                    
                                             1885                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2014...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2014...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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