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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SUN MAY 24 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         76    310 PM  92    1939  75      1       81       
                                      1885                          
  MINIMUM         57    554 AM  32    1963  55      2       56       
  AVERAGE         67                        64      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.58 1914   0.15  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      3.55  -1.60     2.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.95                      9.71  -4.76     8.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.97                     11.99  -5.02    10.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       127    -32      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1065                      1335   -270     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5903                      6166   -263     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        36     13       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        50      6       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        50      6       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1924                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2015...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2015...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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