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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
549 PM CDT TUE MAY 27 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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 1216 AM 90 1977 76 -11 73
1931
MINIMUM 50 1113 AM 36 1907 55 -5 50
AVERAGE 58 66 -8 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.63 3.48 1915 0.14 0.49 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.33 3.65 -0.32 4.16
SINCE MAR 1 10.76 9.44 1.32 11.91
SINCE JAN 1 13.66 11.66 2.00 15.07
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 7 2 5 3
MONTH TO DATE 164 145 19 58
SINCE MAR 1 1570 1410 160 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6689 6412 277 5942
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 22 45 -23 85
SINCE MAR 1 24 58 -34 115
SINCE JAN 1 24 58 -34 115
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
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 96 100 PM
LOWEST 48 1200 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 92 1895
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 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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