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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         41   1212 AM  90    1952  68    -27       76
  MINIMUM         34   1226 PM  30    1967  48    -14       61
                                      1908
  AVERAGE         38                        58    -20       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.27          1.74 1944   0.16   1.11     0.72
  MONTH TO DATE    1.27                      0.31   0.96     0.72
  SINCE MAR 1      9.47                      6.47   3.00     8.34
  SINCE JAN 1     12.32                      8.75   3.57    10.55

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            1.7 R         T    1976   0.0    1.7      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    1.7                       0.0    1.7      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     11.3                       7.0    4.3      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     50.0                      35.3   14.7     20.9
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           27                         8     19        0
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        16     25        0
  SINCE MAR 1   1511                      1224    287      596
  SINCE JUL 1   5868                      6055   -187     4656

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        16     -4       62
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        16     -4       62
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  SLEET
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 AM
 LOWEST     82           200 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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