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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         78    458 PM  87    2002  62     16       78       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  20    1928  41     20       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        52     18       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.85 1982   0.13   0.36     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.65   0.24     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.36                      3.95   1.41     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.87                      6.23   1.64     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1905   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.5   -2.9      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.8  -20.5     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       247   -101      239       
  SINCE MAR 1    864                      1043   -179      797       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5874  -1310     4780       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         1     12        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2017.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2017.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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