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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
131 AM CDT FRI MAY 15 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         62   1047 PM  94    2013  72    -10       61       
  MINIMUM         54    616 AM  34    1888  52      2       41       
  AVERAGE         58                        62     -4       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.52          1.67 1909   0.15   0.37     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      2.17  -0.98     2.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.19                      8.33  -4.14     7.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.21                     10.61  -4.40    10.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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        7                         5      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        91    -47       82       
  SINCE MAR 1   1014                      1299   -285     1425       
  SINCE JUL 1   5852                      6130   -278     6732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        16     16       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        30      9       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        30      9       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2012                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                             1959                    
                                                                   
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2015...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2015...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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