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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         72    511 PM  97    1939  75     -3       81       
  MINIMUM         60    513 AM  36    1924  55      5       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          2.62 1922   0.14   0.57     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.66                      3.69  -1.03     2.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.66                      9.85  -4.19     8.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.68                     12.13  -4.45    10.48    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       130    -35      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1065                      1338   -273     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5903                      6169   -266     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        39     11       50       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        53      4       62       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        53      4       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1925                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2015...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2015...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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