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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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   1211 PM  87    1931  60    -10       54
                                      1887
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  20    1972  38     -7       45
                                      1928
  AVERAGE         41                        49     -8       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.81  -0.10     0.53
  SINCE MAR 1      2.69                      3.11  -0.42     1.02
  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      5.39  -0.93     3.04

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.0   -5.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.3   -4.0     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        16      8       15
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       142      8       84
  SINCE MAR 1    708                       938   -230      758
  SINCE JUL 1   4691                      5769  -1078     5596

 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 (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5


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    72           600 AM
 LOWEST     17           300 PM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        86      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1997
                                             1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2016.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2016.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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