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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         56    620 PM  90    1939  72    -16       82       
                                      1936                          
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         36    533 AM  33    1890  52    -16       63       
  AVERAGE         46                        62    -16       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1896   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.48   0.19     2.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      8.64  -0.56    11.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                     10.92  -0.50    14.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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       19                         5     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       101     18      151       
  SINCE MAR 1   1462                      1309    153     1621       
  SINCE JUL 1   6769                      6140    629     5978       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        20     -2       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        34     -4       42       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        34     -4       42       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2014...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2014...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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