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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         63   1213 AM  92    1934  73    -10       71       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  35    1916  53    -10       46       
  AVERAGE         53                        63    -10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1944   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.79  -0.99     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.80                      8.95  -4.15     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.82                     11.23  -4.41    10.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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       12                         4      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                       109    -53      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1026                      1317   -291     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5864                      6148   -284     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        24     23       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        38     16       30       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        38     16       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2015...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
MAY 20 2015...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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