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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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         88    239 PM 105    1934  77     11       74       
  MINIMUM         70    553 AM  40    1897  57     13       63       
  AVERAGE         79                        67     12       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1903   0.15  -0.15     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.39                      4.58  -1.19     7.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.80                     10.74  -1.94    15.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.14                     13.02  -1.88    18.32    
                                                                     
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                       144     -7      175       
  SINCE MAR 1   1480                      1352    128     1645       
  SINCE JUL 1   6787                      6183    604     6002       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        59     46       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                        73     44       97       
  SINCE JAN 1    117                        73     44       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77       102      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        34      1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 31 2014...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 PM CDT   
JUNE  1 2014..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 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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