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CDUS43 KDMX 112228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 59 346 PM 93 2000 71 -12 80
MINIMUM 50 641 AM 30 1946 51 -1 57
AVERAGE 55 61 -6 69
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.98 1923 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.98 1.70 1.28 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 11.18 7.86 3.32 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 14.03 10.14 3.89 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1966 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 10 6 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 127 76 51 14
SINCE MAR 1 1597 1284 313 610
SINCE JUL 1 5954 6115 -161 4670
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 4
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 49
SINCE MAR 1 12 25 -13 106
SINCE JAN 1 12 25 -13 106
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4
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 77 200 AM
LOWEST 24 300 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1946
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 824 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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