Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CLIDSM
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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