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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT WED APR 2 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         47    439 PM  87    2003  57    -10       41       
  MINIMUM         23    620 AM  11    1881  36    -13       24       
  AVERAGE         35                        46    -11       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1920   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.63                      2.39  -1.76     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      4.67  -1.70     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       5.3    0.3      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      33.6   13.9     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        19     11       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        19     11       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    960                       815    145     1004       
  SINCE JUL 1   6267                      5646    621     5361       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2014.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2014.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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