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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         71    340 PM 102    1934  77     -6       87       
  MINIMUM         50    527 AM  34    1889  57     -7       71       
  AVERAGE         61                        67     -6       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1954   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.33                      4.74  -0.41     3.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.33                     10.90  -3.57     8.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.35                     13.18  -3.83    11.15    
                                                                     
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        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       146    -42      137       
  SINCE MAR 1   1074                      1354   -280     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   5912                      6185   -273     6787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        62     11      119       
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        76      4      131       
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        76      4      131       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2015..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2015..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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