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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
144 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         82    201 PM  93    1985  75      7       71       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         62    607 AM  39    1961  56      6       62       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.19          2.08 1903   0.15   1.04     1.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      3.99  -1.34     4.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.00                     10.15  -2.15     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.77                     12.43  -2.66     9.14    
                                                                     
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        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       136     -8       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1023                      1344   -321     1065       
  SINCE JUL 1   5006                      6175  -1169     5903       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        45     -6       59       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        59     -1       66       
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        59     -1       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2016...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2016...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 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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