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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         59    348 PM  93    1975  73    -14       76       
  MINIMUM         39    519 AM  35    1888  53    -14       58       
  AVERAGE         49                        63    -14       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.14 1937   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      2.94  -1.14     2.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.80                      9.10  -4.30     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.82                     11.38  -4.56    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       16                         4     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       113    -41      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                      1321   -279     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5880                      6152   -272     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        26     21       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        40     14       32       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        40     14       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2015...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2015...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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