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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         54   1225 PM  93    1975  73    -19       72       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  35    1888  53     -3       50       
  AVERAGE         52                        63    -11       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          1.14 1937   0.15   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.05                      2.94   1.11     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.68                      9.10   2.58     6.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.19                     11.38   2.81     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       13                         4      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       113    -32      125       
  SINCE MAR 1   1096                      1321   -225     1020       
  SINCE JUL 1   4796                      6152  -1356     5003       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        26     26        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        40     27       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        40     27       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2017...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2017...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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