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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT WED APR 22 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         58    319 PM  91    1980  65     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         36    608 AM  24    1966  43     -7       54       
  AVERAGE         47                        54     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.66 1984   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.47  -0.56     2.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.40                      4.77  -2.37     2.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      7.05  -2.63     5.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.8   -6.8      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.1   -6.0     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        12      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       322   -126      316       
  SINCE MAR 1    870                      1118   -248     1246       
  SINCE JUL 1   5708                      5949   -241     6553       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         4      3       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         5      2       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         5      2       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2015.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2015.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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