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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED APR 13 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         61    448 PM  87    1916  61      0       73
  MINIMUM         30    558 AM  18    1940  40    -10       53
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       63

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1909   0.12  -0.12     0.29
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.27  -0.54     0.92
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      3.57  -0.86     1.41
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      5.85  -1.37     3.43

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.3   -6.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.6   -4.3     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        15      4        2
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       204     22      131
  SINCE MAR 1    784                      1000   -216      805
  SINCE JUL 1   4767                      5831  -1064     5643

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           100 PM
 AVERAGE    43

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      2006
                                             1883
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        11      1881


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 13 2016.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
APRIL 14 2016.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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