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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         77    436 PM  98    1925  74      3       64       
  MINIMUM         57    925 AM  33    1963  54      3       55       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.21 2004   0.16  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.73                      3.40  -0.67     4.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.14                      9.56  -1.42    12.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.48                     11.84  -1.36    15.16    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       124     13      156       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1332    148     1626       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6163    624     5983       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        33      7       62       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        47      5       74       
  SINCE JAN 1     52                        47      5       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1939                    
                                             1885                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        32      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2014...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2014...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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