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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU MAY 29 2008
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..THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 75 200 PM 104 1934 77 -2 83
MINIMUM 56 424 AM 32 1947 56 0 65
AVERAGE 66 66 0 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.41 1880 0.15 -0.14 0.18
MONTH TO DATE 3.35 3.95 -0.60 4.34
SINCE MAR 1 10.78 9.74 1.04 12.09
SINCE JAN 1 13.68 11.96 1.72 15.25
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 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 173 149 24 58
SINCE MAR 1 1579 1414 165 1167
SINCE JUL 1 6698 6416 282 5942
COOLING
TODAY 1 4 -3 9
MONTH TO DATE 23 52 -29 100
SINCE MAR 1 25 65 -40 130
SINCE JAN 1 25 65 -40 130
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 400 PM
LOWEST 57 1200 AM
AVERAGE 68
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 105 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1897
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 840 PM CDT
MAY 30 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 841 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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