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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT SAT MAY 24 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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 65 359 PM 97 1939 75 -10 68
MINIMUM 49 722 AM 36 1924 54 -5 53
AVERAGE 57 65 -8 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.59 2.62 1922 0.14 0.45 0.37
MONTH TO DATE 1.93 3.23 -1.30 3.81
SINCE MAR 1 9.36 9.02 0.34 11.56
SINCE JAN 1 12.26 11.24 1.02 14.72
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 MM 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 8 3 5 4
MONTH TO DATE 158 137 21 49
SINCE MAR 1 1564 1402 162 1158
SINCE JUL 1 6683 6404 279 5933
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 36 -28 82
SINCE MAR 1 10 49 -39 112
SINCE JAN 1 10 49 -39 112
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1100 AM
LOWEST 71 1200 AM
AVERAGE 82
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 98 1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 34 1925
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 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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