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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         78    411 PM  90    1880  73      5       66       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  36    1915  53     10       39       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.96 1889   0.15   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.63  -0.83     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.80                      8.79  -3.99     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.82                     11.07  -4.25    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                         4     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                       105    -61      131       
  SINCE MAR 1   1014                      1313   -299     1474       
  SINCE JUL 1   5852                      6144   -292     6781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        22     25       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        36     18       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        36     18       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2015...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2015...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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