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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         45   1054 AM  92    1926  68    -23       86       
  MINIMUM         38    227 AM  29    1908  47     -9       60       
                                      1903                          
  AVERAGE         42                        57    -15       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          2.58 1986   0.16   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.78                      3.86   0.92     6.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      6.16  -0.75     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.75                      8.44  -0.69    11.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.0  1960   0.0   MM        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       23                         9     14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  413                       412      1      498       
  SINCE MAR 1   1343                      1208    135     1470       
  SINCE JUL 1   6650                      6039    611     5827       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        13     -1       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        14     -2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
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    89           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2014...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2014...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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