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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         56   1214 PM  86    1977  60     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         37    834 PM  19    1997  39     -2       32       
                                      1928                          
  AVERAGE         47                        49     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          1.54 1919   0.11  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.92  -0.29     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.12                      3.22  -2.10     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      5.50  -2.36     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.3  1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.0   -6.0      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.3   -5.2     47.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        16      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       158    -56      181       
  SINCE MAR 1    776                       954   -178     1111       
  SINCE JUL 1   5614                      5785   -171     6418       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2015.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2015.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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