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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    204 PM  87    2003  57     -7       83       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  11    1881  36     -3       52       
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.96 1920   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
                                      1897                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.39  -0.39     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      4.67  -0.90     2.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1979   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.3   -5.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.6   -3.3     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        19      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        19      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    581                       815   -234      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   4564                      5646  -1082     5512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        15      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2016.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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