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CDUS43 KDMX 172238
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2008
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 84 208 PM 90 1880 73 11 66
MINIMUM 55 520 AM 36 1915 52 3 44
AVERAGE 70 62 8 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.25 2004 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.25 -1.57 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.04 0.07 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.26 0.75 13.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM T 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 5.9 6.8 -0.9 12.0
SINCE JUL 1 58.5 36.4 22.1 39.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 4 -4 10
MONTH TO DATE 115 112 3 39
SINCE MAR 1 1521 1377 144 1148
SINCE JUL 1 6640 6379 261 5923
COOLING
TODAY 5 2 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 20 -12 54
SINCE MAR 1 10 33 -23 84
SINCE JAN 1 10 33 -23 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 700 AM
LOWEST 15 400 PM
AVERAGE 40
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 92 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 35 1916
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
KLP
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