Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72    247 PM  97    1939  75     -3       85
  MINIMUM         51    526 AM  36    1924  55     -4       60
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.62 1922   0.14  -0.14     0.40
  MONTH TO DATE    4.10                      3.69   0.41     2.39
  SINCE MAR 1     12.30                      9.85   2.45    10.01
  SINCE JAN 1     15.15                     12.13   3.02    12.22

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    6.9                       0.0    6.9      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     16.5                       7.0    9.5      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     55.2                      35.3   19.9     20.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                         3      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       130     31       18
  SINCE MAR 1   1631                      1338    293      614
  SINCE JUL 1   5988                      6169   -181     4674

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         3     -3        8
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        39     23      108
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        53     21      165
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        53     21      165
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           300 AM
 LOWEST     41           300 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1925


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2013...........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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