Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 072228
CLIDSM
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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