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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT THU APR 24 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         55   1219 AM  85    1990  65    -10       45       
  MINIMUM         46   1244 PM  25    1956  44      2       33       
  AVERAGE         51                        55     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.26          2.95 1897   0.14   0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      2.76  -0.31     6.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.08                      5.06  -1.98     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.42                      7.34  -1.92    11.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1967   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       1.7   -0.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       6.9   -0.5      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.2   13.1     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        11      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       344     -4      439       
  SINCE MAR 1   1270                      1140    130     1411       
  SINCE JUL 1   6577                      5971    606     5768       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         7      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         7      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2014.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2014.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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