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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         76   1256 PM  90    1985  63     13       76       
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  20    1983  42     16       59       
  AVERAGE         67                        53     14       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.55 1991   0.13   0.01     0.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.05  -1.18     1.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      4.35  -1.50     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.62                      6.63  -2.01     3.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1939   0.0    0.0      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                       286    -47      153       
  SINCE MAR 1    797                      1082   -285      827       
  SINCE JUL 1   4780                      5913  -1133     5665       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         1     10        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         2      9        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         2      9        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2016.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2016.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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