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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
209 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    315 PM  94    1934  70     13       70       
  MINIMUM         53    637 AM  32    1954  50      3       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          1.41 1950   0.15   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      1.22  -0.94     0.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.91                      7.38   0.53     5.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                      9.66   0.76     7.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1938   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       7.0   -3.4      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.3  -21.0     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        58      3       51       
  SINCE MAR 1   1076                      1266   -190      946       
  SINCE JUL 1   4776                      6097  -1321     4929       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        22     -4       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     18                        22     -4       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1923                    
                                             1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2017...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2017...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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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