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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
134 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         46    615 PM  87    2011  57    -11       53
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   9    1975  36      0       29
  AVERAGE         41                        47     -6       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.93 1945   0.09   0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.28  -0.16     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.75                      2.58  -1.83     1.68
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      4.86  -1.77     4.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       5.5    0.1      9.6
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      33.8   13.7     48.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        18      6       24
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        56     21       85
  SINCE MAR 1   1007                       852    155     1057
  SINCE JUL 1   6314                      5683    631     5414

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM
 LOWEST     76          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1899
                                             1881


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2014.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2014.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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