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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
               
128 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         78    426 PM  87    1930  61     17       42       
  MINIMUM         38    609 AM  20    1940  39     -1       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 2005   0.11  -0.11     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      1.15  -0.93     2.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      3.45  -2.60     3.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.19                      5.73  -2.54     6.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  2007   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.0   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       6.2   -0.5      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.6                      34.5   13.1     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        15     -8       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       189      4      194       
  SINCE MAR 1   1123                       985    138     1166       
  SINCE JUL 1   6430                      5816    614     5523       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     13           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    34                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2014.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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