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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT WED APR 29 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    404 PM  91    1910  67      9       67       
  MINIMUM         43    445 AM  30    1950  46     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         60                        56      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.80 1974   0.16  -0.16     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      3.54  -1.02     4.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.01                      5.84  -2.83     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      8.12  -3.09     7.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         7.0   -7.0      6.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      35.3   -6.2     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       394   -107      371       
  SINCE MAR 1    961                      1190   -229     1301       
  SINCE JUL 1   5799                      6021   -222     6608       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        11     -4       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        12     -5       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        12     -5       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
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    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2015.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2015.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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