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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    359 PM  91    2012  72     -4       76
                                      1941
  MINIMUM         40    444 AM  35    1997  52    -12       57
                                      1959
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1943   0.15  -0.15     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.32  -1.41     1.29
  SINCE MAR 1      6.26                      8.48  -2.22     4.29
  SINCE JAN 1      8.03                     10.76  -2.73     6.31

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   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       11                         5      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   94                        96     -2       44
  SINCE MAR 1    989                      1304   -315     1014
  SINCE JUL 1   4972                      6135  -1163     5852

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        18     -9       34
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        32     -4       41
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        32     -4       41
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM
 LOWEST     26           400 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1939
                                             1936
                                             1894
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1890


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2016...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY 17 2016...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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