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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT TUE MAY 26 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         81    317 PM  98    1967  75      6       81       
  MINIMUM         63   1159 PM  34    1925  55      8       63       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.40 1960   0.15   0.06     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      3.84  -0.97     3.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.87                     10.00  -4.13     8.59    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.89                     12.28  -4.39    10.93    
                                                                     
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                       133    -38      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1065                      1341   -276     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5903                      6172   -269     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        42     15       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        56      8       69       
  SINCE JAN 1     64                        56      8       69       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1985                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2015...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2015...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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