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CDUS43 KDMX 182228
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 71 353 PM 92 1934 73 -2 73
MINIMUM 47 525 AM 35 1916 52 -5 44
AVERAGE 59 63 -4 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1944 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.39 -1.71 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.18 -0.07 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.40 0.61 13.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1968 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 6 4 2 6
MONTH TO DATE 121 116 5 45
SINCE MAR 1 1527 1381 146 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6646 6383 263 5929
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 22 -14 54
SINCE MAR 1 10 35 -25 84
SINCE JAN 1 10 35 -25 84
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 56 500 AM
LOWEST 20 300 PM
AVERAGE 38
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 93 1975
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1888
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 830 PM CDT
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 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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