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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         61    520 PM  93    1980  65     -4       58       
  MINIMUM         51   1159 PM  26    1986  44      7       33       
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1950   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      2.62  -1.14     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      4.92  -1.46     2.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.23                      7.20  -1.97     4.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      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        9                        11     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       333    -64      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    827                      1129   -302      889       
  SINCE JUL 1   4810                      5960  -1150     5727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         5      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         6      5        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         6      5        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2016.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2016.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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