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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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    415 PM  91    2012  76      1       82       
  MINIMUM         63    553 AM  36    1907  56      7       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          3.48 1915   0.14   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.86                      4.13  -1.27     4.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.21                     10.29  -2.08     7.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.98                     12.57  -2.59     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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       138    -10       95       
  SINCE MAR 1   1023                      1346   -323     1065       
  SINCE JUL 1   5006                      6177  -1171     5903       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        48     -4       64       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        62      1       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        62      1       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2016...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2016...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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