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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         89    254 PM  90    1939  72     17       61       
                                      1936                          
                                      1894                          
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  33    1890  52     12       49       
  AVERAGE         77                        62     15       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          1.69 1896   0.16   0.43     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.41                      2.48  -0.07     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.04                      8.64   1.40     6.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.55                     10.92   1.63     8.03    
                                                                     
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      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                         5     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                       101    -38      104       
  SINCE MAR 1   1078                      1309   -231      999       
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      6140  -1362     4982       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         2     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        20     25        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        34     26       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        34     26       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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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 2017...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2017...........SUNRISE   552 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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