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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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 87 359 PM 98 1967 75 12 71
MINIMUM 59 1258 AM 34 1925 55 4 47
AVERAGE 73 65 8 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.40 1960 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.93 3.37 -1.44 3.81
SINCE MAR 1 9.36 9.16 0.20 11.56
SINCE JAN 1 12.26 11.38 0.88 14.72
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 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 157 140 17 55
SINCE MAR 1 1563 1405 158 1164
SINCE JUL 1 6682 6407 275 5939
COOLING
TODAY 8 3 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 39 -23 82
SINCE MAR 1 18 52 -34 112
SINCE JAN 1 18 52 -34 112
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 700 AM
LOWEST 53 400 PM
AVERAGE 73
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 93 1985
1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1961
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 25 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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