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CDUS43 KDMX 090632
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 71 1111 AM 94 1934 70 1 69
MINIMUM 54 520 AM 32 1954 50 4 50
AVERAGE 63 60 3 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.15 1.41 1950 0.15 0.00 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.53 1.22 1.31 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 10.73 7.38 3.35 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 13.58 9.66 3.92 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1938 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 2 6 -4 5
MONTH TO DATE 110 58 52 5
SINCE MAR 1 1580 1266 314 601
SINCE JUL 1 5937 6097 -160 4661
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 45
SINCE MAR 1 12 22 -10 102
SINCE JAN 1 12 22 -10 102
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 200 PM
LOWEST 49 900 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1923
1885
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 9 2013...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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