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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT THU APR 23 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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    419 PM  93    1980  65     -7       67       
  MINIMUM         33    539 AM  26    1986  44    -11       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1950   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.91                      2.62  -0.71     2.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.40                      4.92  -2.52     2.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      7.20  -2.78     5.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      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       19                        11      8       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       333   -118      326       
  SINCE MAR 1    889                      1129   -240     1256       
  SINCE JUL 1   5727                      5960   -233     6563       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         5      2       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         6      1       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         6      1       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2015.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2015.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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