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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON APR 4 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         83    318 PM  87    2011  57     26       54       
  MINIMUM         35   1249 AM   9    1975  36     -1       34       
  AVERAGE         59                        47     12       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.93 1945   0.09  -0.09     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.28  -0.26     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.00                      2.58  -0.58     0.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.77                      4.86  -1.09     2.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.9  1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.5   -5.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.8   -3.5     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        18    -12       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        56     -3       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    611                       852   -241      699       
  SINCE JUL 1   4594                      5683  -1089     5537       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    40                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        89      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        13      1899                    
                                             1881                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2016.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2016.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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