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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         76    650 PM  93    1975  73      3       88       
  MINIMUM         58    648 AM  35    1888  53      5       61       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.14 1937   0.15  -0.15     0.85    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.94  -0.27     3.83    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      9.10  -1.02    12.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                     11.38  -0.96    14.89    
                                                                     
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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       113     24      151       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1321    159     1621       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6152    635     5978       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        26     -6       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     32                        40     -8       68       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        40     -8       68       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2014...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2014...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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