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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         49    542 PM  87    1981  57     -8       69       
  MINIMUM         32   1232 AM  15    1970  36     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         41                        46     -5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 2006   0.10  -0.10     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.19  -0.17     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.49  -0.49     0.84    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      4.77  -1.00     2.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1975   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.4   -5.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.7   -3.4     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        19      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        38      9        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    605                       834   -229      678       
  SINCE JUL 1   4588                      5665  -1077     5516       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    40   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2011                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         9      1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2016.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2016.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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