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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         74    500 PM  91    1980  65      9       69       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  24    1966  43     11       43       
  AVERAGE         64                        54     10       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.66 1984   0.14  -0.13     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.19                      2.47  -0.28     6.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      4.77  -1.95     8.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.16                      7.05  -1.89    10.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       1.6   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       6.8   -0.4      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.1   13.2     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        12    -11        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       322     -6      401       
  SINCE MAR 1   1246                      1118    128     1373       
  SINCE JUL 1   6553                      5949    604     5730       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         4      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         5      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         5      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2014.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2014.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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