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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         80        MM  94    1925  74      6       74
  MINIMUM         61        MM  35    1892  54      7       56
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.25          2.01 1950   0.15   0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.08                      3.09   0.99     1.99
  SINCE MAR 1     12.28                      9.25   3.03     9.61
  SINCE JAN 1     15.13                     11.53   3.60    11.82

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1892   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                       117     34       17
  SINCE MAR 1   1621                      1325    296      613
  SINCE JUL 1   5978                      6156   -178     4673

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        28     34       86
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        42     32      143
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        42     32      143
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1886
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1931
                                             1883


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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