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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         76    435 PM  90    2012  66     10       52       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  28    1934  45     14       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.79 1904   0.16  -0.16     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      3.07  -1.52     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.53                      5.37  -1.84     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      7.65  -2.35     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1907   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                        10    -10       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       365    -91      259       
  SINCE MAR 1    832                      1161   -329      933       
  SINCE JUL 1   4815                      5992  -1177     5771       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         8     11        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         9     10        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         9     10        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1989                    
                                             1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2016.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2016.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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