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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         78    354 PM  92    1966  70      8       71
  MINIMUM         51    530 AM  28    1931  49      2       59
                                      1885
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.76 1997   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.38                      1.07   1.31     1.99
  SINCE MAR 1     10.58                      7.23   3.35     9.61
  SINCE JAN 1     13.43                      9.51   3.92    11.82

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            0                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        52     56        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1578                      1260    318      596
  SINCE JUL 1   5935                      6091   -156     4656

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7       45
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        21     -9      102
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        21     -9      102
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           400 AM
 LOWEST     28           400 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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