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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
239 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         73    332 PM  92    1956  72      1       61       
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM         49    601 AM  32    1997  51     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.51 1970   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      2.02  -1.35     2.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.67                      8.18  -4.51     7.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.69                     10.46  -4.77    10.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1918   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        4                         5     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        86    -49       68       
  SINCE MAR 1   1007                      1294   -287     1411       
  SINCE JUL 1   5845                      6125   -280     6718       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        14     18       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        28     11       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        28     11       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      2013                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2015...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2015...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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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