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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 3 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68   1143 AM  90    1952  68      0       68       
  MINIMUM         56    613 AM  30    1967  48      8       41       
                                      1908                          
  AVERAGE         62                        58      4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.74 1944   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.31  -0.28      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.03                      6.47  -3.44     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      8.75  -3.70     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1976   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         7.0   -7.0      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.3   -6.2     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         8     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1224   -245     1372       
  SINCE JUL 1   5817                      6055   -238     6679       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        16     -9       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        16     -9       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2015...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2015...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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