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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU APR 16 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71    257 PM  87    2002  62      9       47       
  MINIMUM         51    653 AM  20    1928  41     10       26       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.65  -0.67     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      3.95  -2.48     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.49                      6.23  -2.74     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1905   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.5   -6.5      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.8   -5.7     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        14    -10       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       247    -95      267       
  SINCE MAR 1    826                      1043   -217     1197       
  SINCE JUL 1   5664                      5874   -210     6504       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    50           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2015.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2015.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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