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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    456 PM  86    1987  64     -7       84       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         38   1150 PM  21    1888  43     -5       56       
  AVERAGE         48                        54     -6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.41 1893   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.33  -0.42     2.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.40                      4.63  -2.23     2.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      6.91  -2.49     5.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1959   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.7   -6.7      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.0   -5.9     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        12      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       310   -132      315       
  SINCE MAR 1    852                      1106   -254     1245       
  SINCE JUL 1   5690                      5937   -247     6552       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         3      4       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         4      3       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         4      3       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2015.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2015.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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