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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         69    337 PM  91    1980  65      4       58       
  MINIMUM         49    322 AM  24    1966  43      6       36       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.66 1984   0.14  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      2.47  -0.99     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      4.77  -1.31     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.23                      7.05  -1.82     4.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.8   -6.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.1   -4.8     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        12     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       322    -62      196       
  SINCE MAR 1    818                      1118   -300      870       
  SINCE JUL 1   4801                      5949  -1148     5708       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         4      7        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         5      6        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         5      6        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2016.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2016.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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