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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         61   1107 AM  90    1939  72    -11       82       
                                      1936                          
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         49    126 AM  33    1890  52     -3       62       
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1896   0.16  -0.16     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      2.48  -1.57     1.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.26                      8.64  -2.38     4.43    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.03                     10.92  -2.89     6.45    
                                                                     
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       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       101      3       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    999                      1309   -310     1014       
  SINCE JUL 1   4982                      6140  -1158     5852       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        20    -11       41       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        34     -6       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        34     -6       48       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
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    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2016...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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