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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         88    121 PM  93    1975  73     15       86
  MINIMUM         61   1114 PM  35    1888  53      8       66
  AVERAGE         75                        63     12       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.85          1.14 1937   0.15   0.70     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.83                      2.94   0.89     1.99
  SINCE MAR 1     12.03                      9.10   2.93     9.61
  SINCE JAN 1     14.88                     11.38   3.50    11.82

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       113     38       17
  SINCE MAR 1   1621                      1321    300      613
  SINCE JUL 1   5978                      6152   -174     4673

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         2      8       11
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        26     30       86
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        40     28      143
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        40     28      143
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           700 PM
 LOWEST     39           100 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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