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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT WED APR 20 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         65    557 PM  86    1987  64      1       66       
  MINIMUM         49    824 AM  25    1928  43      6       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        53      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.29 1959   0.14  -0.14     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.19  -1.32     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      4.49  -1.64     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.62                      6.77  -2.15     4.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.7   -6.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.0   -4.7     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        12     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       298    -51      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    805                      1094   -289      835       
  SINCE JUL 1   4788                      5925  -1137     5673       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         2      9        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         3      8        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         3      8        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1987                    
                                             1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2016.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2016.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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