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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
138 AM CDT THU APR 30 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         74    353 PM  92    1910  67      7       53       
  MINIMUM         47    542 AM  24    1958  46      1       38       
  AVERAGE         61                        57      4       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1984   0.16  -0.16     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      3.70  -1.18     4.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.01                      6.00  -2.99     5.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.03                      8.28  -3.25     7.50    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1907   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        4                         9     -5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       403   -112      390       
  SINCE MAR 1    965                      1199   -234     1320       
  SINCE JUL 1   5803                      6030   -227     6627       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        12     -5       12       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        13     -6       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        13     -6       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
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    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1926                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        29      1908                    
                                             1903                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2015.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2015...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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