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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         73    318 PM  92    1966  70      3       80       
  MINIMUM         59   1118 PM  28    1931  49     10       67       
                                      1885                          
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.76 1997   0.15  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.07  -0.98     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.44                      7.23  -1.79     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      9.51  -2.30     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   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        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        52     -2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    945                      1260   -315      979       
  SINCE JUL 1   4928                      6091  -1163     5817       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        21      3       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        21      3       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2016...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2016...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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