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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT THU JUN 1 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         78    412 PM 102    1934  77      1       81       
  MINIMUM         50    502 AM  34    1889  57     -7       64       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.76 1954   0.16  -0.16     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.83                      4.74   0.09     4.12    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.46                     10.90   1.56     9.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.97                     13.18   1.79    11.24    
                                                                     
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  122                       146    -24      128       
  SINCE MAR 1   1137                      1354   -217     1023       
  SINCE JUL 1   4837                      6185  -1348     5006       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        62      3       74       
  SINCE MAR 1     80                        76      4       93       
  SINCE JAN 1     80                        76      4       93       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        98      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        37      1889                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2017..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2017..........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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