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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         78    339 PM  87    2002  62     16       71       
  MINIMUM         51    620 AM  20    1928  41     10       51       
  AVERAGE         65                        52     13       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1982   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.65  -0.92     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      3.95  -1.24     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      6.23  -1.75     3.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1905   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.5   -6.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.8   -4.5     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       247     -8      152       
  SINCE MAR 1    797                      1043   -246      826       
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5874  -1094     5664       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1898                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1905                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2016.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2016.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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