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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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   1017 AM  89    1989  66     -8       57
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  24    1967  44      6       47
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.46 1897   0.15   0.03     0.36
  MONTH TO DATE    2.09                      2.91  -0.82     2.81
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      5.21  -2.63     3.44
  SINCE JAN 1      4.60                      7.49  -2.89     5.78

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1910   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.8
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         6.9   -6.9      6.4
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.2   -6.1     48.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        11      0       13
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       355   -112      353
  SINCE MAR 1    917                      1151   -234     1283
  SINCE JUL 1   5755                      5982   -227     6590

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         7      0       12
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         8     -1       12
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         8     -1       12
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           300 PM
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1934


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 25 2015.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
APRIL 26 2015.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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