AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
157 
CDUS43 KDMX 070633
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT TUE APR 7 2015

................................... 

...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         62    330 PM  88    1991  59      3       60       
  MINIMUM         51    938 AM  10    1982  37     14       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        48      9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.56 1938   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.59  -0.15     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.93                      2.89  -1.96     0.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.95                      5.17  -2.22     3.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  2003   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.8   -5.8      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.1   -5.0     47.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        17     -9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                       109    -54      140       
  SINCE MAR 1    729                       905   -176     1070       
  SINCE JUL 1   5567                      5736   -169     6377       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1991                    
                                             1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      2007                    
                                             1936                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2015.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2015.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

REV