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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
255 AM CDT SAT APR 4 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         54   1223 AM  87    2011  57     -3       46
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   9    1975  36     -2       36
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.93 1945   0.09   0.00     0.12
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.28   0.16     0.12
  SINCE MAR 1      0.93                      2.58  -1.65     0.75
  SINCE JAN 1      2.95                      4.86  -1.91     3.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.5   -5.5      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.8   -4.7     47.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       24
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        56    -31       77
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       852   -153     1007
  SINCE JUL 1   5537                      5683   -146     6314

 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           800 AM
 LOWEST     16           400 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1899
                                             1881


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2015.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2015.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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