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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA               
136 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         77    414 PM  95    2011  71      6       73       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  32    1966  50     11       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.83 1912   0.16  -0.16     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      1.54  -1.12     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.77                      7.70  -1.93     3.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.54                      9.98  -2.44     5.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1966   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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        70    -16       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    949                      1278   -329      982       
  SINCE JUL 1   4932                      6109  -1177     5820       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        10     -1       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        24      4       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        24      4       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1946                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2016...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2016...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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