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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         82    313 PM  90    1939  72     10       56       
                                      1936                          
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         62    344 AM  33    1890  52     10       36       
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.69 1896   0.16  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      2.48  -1.05     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.43                      8.64  -4.21     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.45                     10.92  -4.47    10.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                       101    -57      119       
  SINCE MAR 1   1014                      1309   -295     1462       
  SINCE JUL 1   5852                      6140   -288     6769       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        20     21       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        34     14       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        34     14       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2015...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2015...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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