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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT THU APR 17 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         66    325 PM  90    1898  63      3       53       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  21    1905  41     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         53                        52      1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.32 1900   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.18                      1.78   0.40     2.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.81                      4.08  -1.27     4.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.15                      6.36  -1.21     6.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1921   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       1.3   -0.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       6.5   -0.1      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      34.8   13.5     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       260     19      294       
  SINCE MAR 1   1209                      1056    153     1266       
  SINCE JUL 1   6516                      5887    629     5623       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         1      6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         1      6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2014.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2014.........SUNRISE   630 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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