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CDUS43 KDMX 142226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
525 PM CDT TUE MAY 14 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 94R 344 PM 93 1988 72 22 81
MINIMUM 61 520 AM 34 1888 52 9 52
AVERAGE 78 62 16 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1909 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.98 2.17 0.81 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 11.18 8.33 2.85 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 14.03 10.61 3.42 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1993 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 0 5 -5 0
MONTH TO DATE 151 91 60 17
SINCE MAR 1 1621 1299 322 613
SINCE JUL 1 5978 6130 -152 4673
COOLING
TODAY 13 2 11 2
MONTH TO DATE 13 16 -3 51
SINCE MAR 1 25 30 -5 108
SINCE JAN 1 25 30 -5 108
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
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 72 400 AM
LOWEST 32 400 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 2012
1941
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1997
1959
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE 556 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE 555 AM CDT SUNSET 827 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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