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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT MON MAY 4 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         85    303 PM  88    1949  69     16       72       
  MINIMUM         60    556 AM  29    1907  48     12       45       
  AVERAGE         73                        58     15       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.62 1913   0.15  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.46  -0.41      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      3.05                      6.62  -3.57     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.07                      8.90  -3.83     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  2013   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        0                         8     -8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        24    -15       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1232   -253     1378       
  SINCE JUL 1   5817                      6063   -246     6685       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         3      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        17     -2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        17     -2       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        26      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2015...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2015...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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