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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 8 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         80    309 PM  92    1966  70     10       90
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  28    1931  49     18       57
                                      1885
  AVERAGE         74                        60     14       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.76 1997   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      1.07  -0.89      T
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      7.23  -4.05     5.41
  SINCE JAN 1      5.20                      9.51  -4.31     7.75

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        52    -43       49
  SINCE MAR 1    979                      1260   -281     1392
  SINCE JUL 1   5817                      6091   -274     6699

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        9
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         7     24        9
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        21     17       21
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        21     17       21
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70          1100 PM
 LOWEST     54           300 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2015...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT
MAY  9 2015...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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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