830 CDUS43 KDMX 010627 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 126 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2015 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 349 PM 92 1926 68 6 45 MINIMUM 45 517 AM 29 1908 47 -2 38 1903 AVERAGE 60 57 3 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.58 1986 0.16 -0.16 0.25 MONTH TO DATE 2.51 3.86 -1.35 4.78 SINCE MAR 1 3.00 6.16 -3.16 5.41 SINCE JAN 1 5.02 8.44 -3.42 7.75 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1960 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.8 -1.8 0.8 SINCE MAR 1 T 7.0 -7.0 6.4 SINCE JUL 1 29.1 35.3 -6.2 48.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 23 MONTH TO DATE 296 412 -116 413 SINCE MAR 1 970 1208 -238 1343 SINCE JUL 1 5808 6039 -231 6650 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 13 -6 12 SINCE MAR 1 7 14 -7 12 SINCE JAN 1 7 14 -7 12 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 500 AM LOWEST 20 400 PM AVERAGE 43 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1887 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1909 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2015...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT MAY 2 2015...........SUNRISE 611 AM CDT SUNSET 813 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$