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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         71    432 PM  89    1989  66      5       64       
                                      1987                          
  MINIMUM         53    530 AM  25    1907  45      8       42       
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.68 2009   0.15  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      3.22  -1.62     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.58                      5.52  -1.94     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.35                      7.80  -2.45     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1967   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        3                        10     -7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       375    -98      271       
  SINCE MAR 1    835                      1171   -336      945       
  SINCE JUL 1   4818                      6002  -1184     5783       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         9     10        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        10      9        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        10      9        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        88      1989                    
                                             1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2016.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2016.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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