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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT THU APR 3 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         50    330 PM  87    1981  57     -7       49       
  MINIMUM         33    642 AM  15    1970  36     -3       22       
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 2006   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.63                      2.49  -1.86     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      4.77  -1.80     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       5.4    0.2      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      33.7   13.8     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        19      4       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        38     15       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    983                       834    149     1033       
  SINCE JUL 1   6290                      5665    625     5390       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2014.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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