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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         67   1222 PM  91    1910  67      0       76
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  30    1950  46      7       45
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.74          3.80 1974   0.16   0.58     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.46                      3.54   0.92     6.53
  SINCE MAR 1      5.09                      5.84  -0.75     8.21
  SINCE JAN 1      7.43                      8.12  -0.69    11.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   0.0    0.0      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        5                         9     -4        4
  MONTH TO DATE  371                       394    -23      498
  SINCE MAR 1   1301                      1190    111     1470
  SINCE JUL 1   6608                      6021    587     5827

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        12      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        12      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM
 LOWEST     66           600 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2014.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2014.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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