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CDUS43 KDMX 232231
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 72 345 PM 92 1939 75 -3 89
1885
MINIMUM 54 431 AM 32 1963 55 -1 61
AVERAGE 63 64 -1 75
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.58 1914 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.10 3.55 0.55 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 12.30 9.71 2.59 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 15.15 11.99 3.16 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 2001 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 2 3 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 158 127 31 18
SINCE MAR 1 1628 1335 293 614
SINCE JUL 1 5985 6166 -181 4674
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 10
MONTH TO DATE 62 36 26 100
SINCE MAR 1 74 50 24 157
SINCE JAN 1 74 50 24 157
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 1200 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 97 1939
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1924
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 PM CDT
MAY 24 2013...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 836 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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