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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         77    454 PM  94    1886  74      3       84       
  MINIMUM         41    515 AM  35    1931  54    -13       61       
                                      1883                          
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1969   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      3.24  -1.30     2.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.94                      9.40  -4.46     8.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.96                     11.68  -4.72    10.46    
                                                                     
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        6                         4      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       121    -27      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1064                      1329   -265     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5902                      6160   -258     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        30     17       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        44     10       50       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        44     10       50       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        98      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1963                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2015...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2015...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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