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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT WED APR 8 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         55   1215 AM  80    1991  59     -4       64       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         46    953 AM  16    2007  38      8       40       
                                      1936                          
  AVERAGE         51                        48      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.22 2011   0.11  -0.06     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.70  -0.21     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.98                      3.00  -2.02     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      5.28  -2.28     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.9   -5.9      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.2   -5.1     47.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        17     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                       126    -57      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    743                       922   -179     1083       
  SINCE JUL 1   5581                      5753   -172     6390       
                                                                     
 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     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1931                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1972                    
                                             1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2015.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2015.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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