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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT WED MAY 14 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         61    200 PM  92    1956  72    -11       76
                                      1915
  MINIMUM         48    651 AM  32    1997  51     -3       43
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.51 1970   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      2.02   0.43     2.98
  SINCE MAR 1      7.86                      8.18  -0.32    11.19
  SINCE JAN 1     10.20                     10.46  -0.26    14.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1918   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       10                         5      5        5
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        86    -18      151
  SINCE MAR 1   1411                      1294    117     1621
  SINCE JUL 1   6718                      6125    593     5978

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        14      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        28      2       12
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        28      2       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           700 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      2013
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2014...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY 15 2014...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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