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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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    419 PM  86    1975  63     17       80       
  MINIMUM         60    432 AM  19    1907  42     18       52       
  AVERAGE         70                        52     18       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.14 2013   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.92  -1.19     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.71                      4.22  -1.51     1.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.48                      6.50  -2.02     3.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.2  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.4   -1.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.6   -6.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      34.9   -4.6     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       273    -34      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    797                      1069   -272      827       
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5900  -1120     5665       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         1      8        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         1      8        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2016.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2016.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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