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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT MON APR 25 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         81    355 PM  89    1989  66     15       58       
  MINIMUM         58    551 AM  24    1967  44     14       50       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.46 1897   0.15  -0.08     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.91  -1.36     2.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.53                      5.21  -1.68     2.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      7.49  -2.19     4.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1910   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       6.9   -6.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.2   -4.9     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       355    -81      243       
  SINCE MAR 1    832                      1151   -319      917       
  SINCE JUL 1   4815                      5982  -1167     5755       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         7      9        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         8      8        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         8      8        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2016.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2016.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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