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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         53    131 AM  92    1910  67    -14       82
  MINIMUM         38    732 PM  24    1958  46     -8       56
  AVERAGE         46                        57    -11       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.71 1984   0.16  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      3.70   0.83     6.53
  SINCE MAR 1      5.16                      6.00  -0.84     8.21
  SINCE JAN 1      7.50                      8.28  -0.78    11.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1907   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       19                         9     10        0
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       403    -13      498
  SINCE MAR 1   1320                      1199    121     1470
  SINCE JUL 1   6627                      6030    597     5827

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        12      0        4
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        13     -1        4
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        13     -1        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1926
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1908
                                             1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2014.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
MAY  1 2014...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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