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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
141 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    432 PM  92    1887  68    -17       71       
  MINIMUM         45    524 AM  27    1909  47     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         48                        58    -10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.18 1892   0.15  -0.07     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.15  -0.07     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      6.31  -0.88     3.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.20                      8.59  -1.39     5.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       7.0   -6.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.3   -5.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         8      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         8      9        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    912                      1216   -304      976       
  SINCE JUL 1   4895                      6047  -1152     5814       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        15      4        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        15      4        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1967                    
                                             1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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