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CDUS43 KDMX 202304
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 80 331 PM 94 1925 74 6 74
MINIMUM 61 423 AM 35 1892 54 7 56
AVERAGE 71 64 7 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.01 1950 0.15 -0.15 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.83 3.09 0.74 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 12.03 9.25 2.78 9.61
SINCE JAN 1 14.88 11.53 3.35 11.82
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 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
TODAY 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM
LOWEST 48 300 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 35 1931
1883
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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