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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         57    511 PM  92    1930  60     -3       68       
  MINIMUM         38    601 AM  20    1989  39     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         48                        50     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1887   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.04  -0.41     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.12                      3.34  -2.22     0.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      5.62  -2.48     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.1   -6.1      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.4   -5.3     47.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       174    -55      186       
  SINCE MAR 1    793                       970   -177     1116       
  SINCE JUL 1   5631                      5801   -170     6423       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2015.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2015.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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