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CDUS43 KDMX 170634
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2013...
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 82 414 PM 90 1939 72 10 77
1936
1894
MINIMUM 63 622 AM 33 1890 52 11 55
AVERAGE 73 62 11 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 1896 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.98 2.48 0.50 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 11.18 8.64 2.54 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 14.03 10.92 3.11 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 151 101 50 17
SINCE MAR 1 1621 1309 312 613
SINCE JUL 1 5978 6140 -162 4673
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 1
MONTH TO DATE 30 20 10 62
SINCE MAR 1 42 34 8 119
SINCE JAN 1 42 34 8 119
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 900 AM
LOWEST 44 1200 AM
AVERAGE 60
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1880
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 829 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 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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