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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         75    324 PM  94    1895  70      5       69       
  MINIMUM         53    441 AM  32    1923  50      3       50       
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.23 1996   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      1.38  -1.20     0.47    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      7.54  -4.36     5.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.20                      9.82  -4.62     8.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1945   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        1                         6     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        64    -52       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    982                      1272   -290     1397       
  SINCE JUL 1   5820                      6103   -283     6704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                         9     22       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        23     15       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        23     15       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        95      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2015...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2015...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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