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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CDT MON APR 13 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         73    428 PM  87    1916  61     12       86       
  MINIMUM         53    515 AM  18    1940  40     13       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.93 1909   0.12   0.17     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.27  -0.35     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      3.57  -2.16     1.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.43                      5.85  -2.42     3.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.3   -6.3      5.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.6   -5.5     47.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        15    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       204    -73      193       
  SINCE MAR 1    805                      1000   -195     1123       
  SINCE JUL 1   5643                      5831   -188     6430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         1      2        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         1      2        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      2006                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        11      1881                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2015.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2015.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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