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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT THU APR 2 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    309 PM  87    2003  57     26       47       
  MINIMUM         52    327 AM  11    1881  36     16       23       
  AVERAGE         68                        46     22       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1920   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      2.39  -1.90     0.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      4.67  -2.16     2.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.3   -5.3      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.6   -4.5     47.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        19    -19       30       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       30       
  SINCE MAR 1    674                       815   -141      960       
  SINCE JUL 1   5512                      5646   -134     6267       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         1      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2015.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2015.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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