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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         53    117 PM  91    2012  72    -19       84       
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  35    1997  52    -12       64       
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         47                        62    -15       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          2.52 1943   0.15   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.32   0.35     2.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      8.48  -0.40    11.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                     10.76  -0.34    14.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             0.1  1907   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         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       18                         5     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        96      4      151       
  SINCE MAR 1   1443                      1304    139     1621       
  SINCE JUL 1   6750                      6135    615     5978       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        18      0       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        32     -2       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        32     -2       34       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1939                    
                                             1936                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1890                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2014...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2014...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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