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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT THU APR 21 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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    236 PM  86    1987  64      1       57       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  21    1888  43      8       38       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.50          1.41 1893   0.14   0.36      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      2.33  -0.96     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.35                      4.63  -1.28     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.12                      6.91  -1.79     4.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1959   0.0    0.0      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        7                        12     -5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       310    -56      178       
  SINCE MAR 1    812                      1106   -294      852       
  SINCE JUL 1   4795                      5937  -1142     5690       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         3      8        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         4      7        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         4      7        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2016.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2016.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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