Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 302239
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT THU MAY 30 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 74 221 AM 105 1934 77 -3 70
MINIMUM 67 1158 AM 40 1897 57 10 52
AVERAGE 71 67 4 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.08 2.52 1903 0.15 -0.07 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 7.26 4.58 2.68 2.66
SINCE MAR 1 15.46 10.74 4.72 10.28
SINCE JAN 1 18.31 13.02 5.29 12.49
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 2 -2 4
MONTH TO DATE 175 144 31 23
SINCE MAR 1 1645 1352 293 619
SINCE JUL 1 6002 6183 -181 4679
COOLING
TODAY 6 4 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 87 59 28 151
SINCE MAR 1 99 73 26 208
SINCE JAN 1 99 73 26 208
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 1200 PM
LOWEST 68 200 AM
AVERAGE 78
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 102 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 34 1889
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 30 2013...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 PM CDT
MAY 31 2013...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 842 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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