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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT THU MAY 15 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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    505 PM  94    2013  72    -11       94       
  MINIMUM         41    446 AM  34    1888  52    -11       61       
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.67 1909   0.15  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.48                      2.17   0.31     2.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.89                      8.33  -0.44    11.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.23                     10.61  -0.38    14.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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       14                         5      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        91     -9      151       
  SINCE MAR 1   1425                      1299    126     1621       
  SINCE JUL 1   6732                      6130    602     5978       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        16      2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        30      0       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        30      0       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2012                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                             1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2014...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2014...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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