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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         80    412 PM  90    1898  63     17       74       
  MINIMUM         58    601 AM  21    1905  41     17       54       
  AVERAGE         69                        52     17       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1900   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.78  -1.05     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      4.08  -1.37     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      6.36  -1.88     3.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1921   0.0    0.0      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                        13    -13        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       260    -21      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    797                      1056   -259      827       
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5887  -1107     5665       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2016.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2016.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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