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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT WED MAY 24 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         64    131 PM  92    1939  75    -11       79
                                      1885
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  32    1963  55     -4       61
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.58 1914   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.44                      3.55   0.89     0.97
  SINCE MAR 1     12.07                      9.71   2.36     6.32
  SINCE JAN 1     14.58                     11.99   2.59     8.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2001   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        7                         3      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       127    -17      128
  SINCE MAR 1   1125                      1335   -210     1023
  SINCE JUL 1   4825                      6166  -1341     5006

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        36     16       15
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        50     17       34
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        50     17       34
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     52           200 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2017...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2017...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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