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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT FRI APR 3 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         69    236 PM  87    1981  57     12       50
  MINIMUM         53    717 AM  15    1970  36     17       33
  AVERAGE         61                        46     15       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.35          0.75 2006   0.10   0.25      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.19   0.16      T
  SINCE MAR 1      0.84                      2.49  -1.65     0.63
  SINCE JAN 1      2.86                      4.77  -1.91     2.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.4   -5.4      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.7   -4.6     47.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                        19    -15       23
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        38    -34       53
  SINCE MAR 1    678                       834   -156      983
  SINCE JUL 1   5516                      5665   -149     6290

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM
 LOWEST     20           300 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2011
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2015.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT
APRIL  4 2015.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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