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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
208 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         81    238 PM  90    1880  73      8       68       
  MINIMUM         62    734 PM  36    1915  53      9       43       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.96 1889   0.15   0.25     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      2.63   0.18     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.44                      8.79   1.65     6.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.95                     11.07   1.88     8.09    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                       105    -42      113       
  SINCE MAR 1   1078                      1313   -235     1008       
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      6144  -1366     4991       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        22     30        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        36     31       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        36     31       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    59   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         

                                                                     
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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2017...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2017...........SUNRISE   551 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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