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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
148 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         70    345 PM  94    1934  70      0       70       
  MINIMUM         58    626 AM  32    1954  50      8       56       
  AVERAGE         64                        60      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1950   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      1.22  -1.13     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.44                      7.38  -1.94     3.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      9.66  -2.45     5.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   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        1                         6     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        58     -7       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    946                      1266   -320      981       
  SINCE JUL 1   4929                      6097  -1168     5819       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        22      2       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     24                        22      2       38       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1923                    
                                             1885                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2016...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2016...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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