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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
219 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         76    103 PM  91    2012  72      4       53       
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         57    601 AM  35    1997  52      5       40       
                                      1959                          
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.52 1943   0.15  -0.05     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.29                      2.32  -1.03     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.29                      8.48  -4.19     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                     10.76  -4.45    10.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   0.0    0.0       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T      
  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                         5     -5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        96    -52      100       
  SINCE MAR 1   1014                      1304   -290     1443       
  SINCE JUL 1   5852                      6135   -283     6750       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        18     16       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        32      9       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        32      9       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
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   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1939                    
                                             1936                    
                                             1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2015...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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