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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         81    427 PM  94    1934  70     11       71       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  32    1954  50      7       54       
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          1.41 1950   0.15   0.32     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      1.22  -0.75     2.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.88                      7.38  -1.50    10.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.22                      9.66  -1.44    13.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   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        0                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        58     -9      110       
  SINCE MAR 1   1392                      1266    126     1580       
  SINCE JUL 1   6699                      6097    602     5937       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         8      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        22      3       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        22      3       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1923                    
                                             1885                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2014...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2014...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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