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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
525 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 63 1109 AM 98 1925 74 -11 79
MINIMUM 55 534 AM 33 1963 54 1 65
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 3.21 2004 0.14 -0.13 0.20
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.95 -2.26 2.97
SINCE MAR 1 8.12 8.74 -0.62 10.72
SINCE JAN 1 11.02 10.96 0.06 13.88
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 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 3 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 141 131 10 45
SINCE MAR 1 1547 1396 151 1154
SINCE JUL 1 6666 6398 268 5929
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 7
MONTH TO DATE 8 30 -22 76
SINCE MAR 1 10 43 -33 106
SINCE JAN 1 10 43 -33 106
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 400 PM
LOWEST 36 1200 AM
AVERAGE 49
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1939
1885
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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