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CDUS43 KDMX 202302
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
601 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 70 347 PM 94 1925 74 -4 81
MINIMUM 48 535 AM 35 1892 53 -5 60
AVERAGE 59 63 -4 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1950 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 2.67 -1.99 2.77
SINCE MAR 1 8.11 8.46 -0.35 10.52
SINCE JAN 1 11.01 10.68 0.33 13.68
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1892 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 0
MONTH TO DATE 127 124 3 45
SINCE MAR 1 1533 1389 144 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6652 6391 261 5929
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 6
MONTH TO DATE 8 26 -18 63
SINCE MAR 1 10 39 -29 93
SINCE JAN 1 10 39 -29 93
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
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 83 300 AM
LOWEST 31 1200 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1886
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1931
1883
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2008...........SUNRISE 550 AM CDT SUNSET 832 PM CDT
MAY 21 2008...........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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