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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
143 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         69    409 PM  94    1895  70     -1       72       
  MINIMUM         50    340 AM  32    1923  50      0       55       
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1996   0.16  -0.16     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      1.38  -0.91     2.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.88                      7.54  -1.66    11.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.22                      9.82  -1.60    14.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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                         6     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        64    -10      111       
  SINCE MAR 1   1397                      1272    125     1581       
  SINCE JUL 1   6704                      6103    601     5938       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         9      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        23      2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        23      2       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        95      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2014...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2014...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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