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CDUS43 KDMX 192233
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT MON MAY 19 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 74 359 PM 93 1975 73 1 82
MINIMUM 53 745 AM 35 1888 53 0 53
AVERAGE 64 63 1 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.14 1937 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.53 -1.85 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.32 -0.21 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.54 0.47 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 1 4 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 122 120 2 45
SINCE MAR 1 1528 1385 143 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6647 6387 260 5929
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 3
MONTH TO DATE 8 24 -16 57
SINCE MAR 1 10 37 -27 87
SINCE JAN 1 10 37 -27 87
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 59 800 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 45
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1892
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE 551 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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