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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         76   1247 PM  90    1985  63     13       66       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  20    1983  42     17       34       
  AVERAGE         68                        53     15       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          2.55 1991   0.13   0.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.05  -0.72     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.82                      4.35  -2.53     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.84                      6.63  -2.79     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1939   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.6   -6.6      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      34.9   -5.8     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       286   -133      314       
  SINCE MAR 1    827                      1082   -255     1244       
  SINCE JUL 1   5665                      5913   -248     6551       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         1      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2015.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2015.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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