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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         70    842 AM  91    2012  76     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         57   1138 PM  36    1907  56      1       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19          3.48 1915   0.14   0.05     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.83                      4.13   0.70     2.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.46                     10.29   2.17     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.97                     12.57   2.40     9.98    
                                                                     
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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       138    -17      128       
  SINCE MAR 1   1136                      1346   -210     1023       
  SINCE JUL 1   4836                      6177  -1341     5006       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        48     11       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        62     12       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        62     12       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2017...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2017...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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