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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SUN APR 5 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         68    318 PM  89    1929  58     10       44
  MINIMUM         31    456 AM  13    1899  37     -6       31
                                      1881
  AVERAGE         50                        47      3       38

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1947   0.10  -0.10     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.38   0.06     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1      0.93                      2.68  -1.75     0.76
  SINCE JAN 1      2.95                      4.96  -2.01     3.10

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1977   0.1   -0.1      0.1
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.6   -5.6      5.7
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.9   -4.8     47.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       15                        18     -3       27
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        74    -34      104
  SINCE MAR 1    714                       870   -156     1034
  SINCE JUL 1   5552                      5701   -149     6341

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           500 AM
 LOWEST     20           200 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2015.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2015.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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