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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         68    446 PM  91    1918  69     -1       71       
  MINIMUM         50    554 AM  26    1907  48      2       61       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 2003   0.16  -0.16     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.62  -0.54     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      6.78  -1.35     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.20                      9.06  -1.86     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1917   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        6                         7     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        31     12        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    938                      1239   -301      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   4921                      6070  -1149     5817       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        18      1       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        18      1       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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