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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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 63 359 PM 92 1895 76 -13 81
MINIMUM 47 423 AM 32 1947 56 -9 61
AVERAGE 55 66 -11 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 2.34 1947 0.15 -0.14 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.34 3.80 -0.46 4.16
SINCE MAR 1 10.77 9.59 1.18 11.91
SINCE JAN 1 13.67 11.81 1.86 15.07
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1947 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 10 2 8 0
MONTH TO DATE 174 147 27 58
SINCE MAR 1 1580 1412 168 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6699 6414 285 5942
COOLING
TODAY 0 3 -3 6
MONTH TO DATE 22 48 -26 91
SINCE MAR 1 24 61 -37 121
SINCE JAN 1 24 61 -37 121
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 1200 AM
LOWEST 56 800 AM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 104 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 32 1947
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 839 PM CDT
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 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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