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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54   1251 AM  88    1989  67    -13       70       
                                      1981                          
  MINIMUM         45    358 AM  28    1950  46     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          1.64 1990   0.16   0.72     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.48                      3.38  -0.90     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.46                      5.68  -1.22     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.23                      7.96  -1.73     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1917   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       7.0   -6.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.3   -5.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        10      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       385    -93      282       
  SINCE MAR 1    850                      1181   -331      956       
  SINCE JUL 1   4833                      6012  -1179     5794       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        10      9        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        11      8        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        11      8        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2016.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2016.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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