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CDUS43 KDMX 062228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT MON MAY 6 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 75 344 PM 95 1934 69 6 82
MINIMUM 47 542 AM 28 1947 49 -2 62
AVERAGE 61 59 2 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2007 0.15 -0.15 1.23
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 0.92 1.46 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 10.58 7.08 3.50 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 13.43 9.36 4.07 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1991 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 4 7 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 109 45 64 0
SINCE MAR 1 1579 1253 326 596
SINCE JUL 1 5936 6084 -148 4656
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 7
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 45
SINCE MAR 1 12 20 -8 102
SINCE JAN 1 12 20 -8 102
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 41 400 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1966
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 28 1931
1885
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2013...........SUNRISE 605 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
MAY 7 2013...........SUNRISE 604 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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