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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT MON APR 11 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         67   1200 PM  92    1930  60      7       57
  MINIMUM         45    213 AM  20    1989  39      6       38
  AVERAGE         56                        50      6       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.69 1887   0.12  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.04  -0.31     0.63
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      3.34  -0.63     1.12
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      5.62  -1.14     3.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.1   -5.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.4   -4.1     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        16     -7       17
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       174     12      119
  SINCE MAR 1    744                       970   -226      793
  SINCE JUL 1   4727                      5801  -1074     5631

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72          1000 AM
 LOWEST     27           500 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2016.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2016.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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