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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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    122 PM  88    1989  67     -1       69
                                      1981
  MINIMUM         47    800 AM  28    1950  46      1       44
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.91          1.64 1990   0.16   0.75     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      3.38   0.34     6.53
  SINCE MAR 1      4.35                      5.68  -1.33     8.21
  SINCE JAN 1      6.69                      7.96  -1.27    11.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1917   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       1.8   -1.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.4                       7.0   -0.6      9.6
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     48.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        10     -2        8
  MONTH TO DATE  366                       385    -19      494
  SINCE MAR 1   1296                      1181    115     1466
  SINCE JUL 1   6603                      6012    591     5823

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        10      2        0
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        11      1        0
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        11      1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 PM
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2014.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2014.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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