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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
201 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         56    442 PM  86    2000  58     -2       72
  MINIMUM         35    432 AM  16    1982  37     -2       43
  AVERAGE         46                        48     -2       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.58          1.22 1965   0.11   0.47     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.49   0.11     0.44
  SINCE MAR 1      2.58                      2.79  -0.21     0.93
  SINCE JAN 1      4.35                      5.07  -0.72     2.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.6  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.7   -5.4       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.0   -3.7     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        92     -2       47
  SINCE MAR 1    648                       888   -240      721
  SINCE JUL 1   4631                      5719  -1088     5559

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM
 LOWEST     38           300 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        88      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1982


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2016.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT
APRIL  7 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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