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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         85    241 PM  92    1934  73     12       89
  MINIMUM         63    452 AM  35    1916  53     10       59
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1944   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      2.79   0.19     1.99
  SINCE MAR 1     11.18                      8.95   2.23     9.61
  SINCE JAN 1     14.03                     11.23   2.80    11.82

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1968   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
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       109     42       17
  SINCE MAR 1   1621                      1317    304      613
  SINCE JUL 1   5978                      6148   -170     4673

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        9
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        24     22       75
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        38     20      132
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        38     20      132
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     48           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        93      1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1888


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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