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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
219 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         52   1159 AM  80    1991  59     -7       55       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         37    244 AM  16    2007  38     -1       46       
                                      1936                          
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.22 2011   0.11  -0.02     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.70   0.01     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.69                      3.00  -0.31     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      5.28  -0.82     3.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.9   -5.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.2   -3.9     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       126      0       69       
  SINCE MAR 1    684                       922   -238      743       
  SINCE JUL 1   4667                      5753  -1086     5581       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1931                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1972                    
                                             1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2016.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2016.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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