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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         49   1043 AM  92    1887  68    -19       51       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  27    1909  47     -6       45       
  AVERAGE         45                        58    -13       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.18 1892   0.15  -0.08     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.15  -0.08     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.70                      6.31   1.39     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.21                      8.59   1.62     7.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       7.0   -3.4      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.3  -21.0     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         8     12       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         8     12       17       
  SINCE MAR 1   1035                      1216   -181      912       
  SINCE JUL 1   4735                      6047  -1312     4895       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        15      0       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        15      0       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1967                    
                                             1908                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2017...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2017...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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