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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED MAY 28 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         82   1157 AM  91    2012  76      6       77       
  MINIMUM         64    248 AM  36    1907  56      8       59       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.48 1915   0.14  -0.14     1.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.39                      4.13  -0.74     6.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.80                     10.29  -1.49    14.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.14                     12.57  -1.43    17.76    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       138     -1      175       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1346    134     1645       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6177    610     6002       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        48     25       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        62     23       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     85                        62     23       77       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2014...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2014...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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