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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         59   1204 AM  93    2000  71    -12       78       
  MINIMUM         47    826 AM  30    1946  51     -4       57       
  AVERAGE         53                        61     -8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1923   0.16  -0.16     0.89    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.70  -1.03     1.50    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.67                      7.86  -4.19     6.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.69                     10.14  -4.45     9.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   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       12                         6      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        76    -52       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    994                      1284   -290     1397       
  SINCE JUL 1   5832                      6115   -283     6704       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        11     21       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        25     14       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        25     14       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2015...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2015...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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