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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 26 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         75    451 PM  98    1967  75      0       80       
  MINIMUM         46    508 AM  34    1925  55     -9       65       
  AVERAGE         61                        65     -4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.40 1960   0.15  -0.15     0.37    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.60                      3.84   0.76     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.23                     10.00   2.23     6.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     12.28   2.46     8.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0   MM        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        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       133    -13      128       
  SINCE MAR 1   1135                      1341   -206     1023       
  SINCE JUL 1   4835                      6172  -1337     5006       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        42     10       32       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        56     11       51       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        56     11       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        93      1985                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2017...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2017...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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