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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         59    353 PM  94    2013  72    -13       62       
  MINIMUM         40    600 AM  34    1888  52    -12       54       
  AVERAGE         50                        62    -12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.67 1909   0.15  -0.15     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.17  -1.26     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.26                      8.33  -2.07     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.03                     10.61  -2.58     6.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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       15                         5     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        91     -8       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    978                      1299   -321     1014       
  SINCE JUL 1   4961                      6130  -1169     5852       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        30     -2       39       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        30     -2       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2012                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1997                    
                                             1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2016...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2016...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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