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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
152 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         51    406 PM  92    1926  68    -17       74       
  MINIMUM         45    432 AM  29    1908  47     -2       45       
                                      1903                          
  AVERAGE         48                        57     -9       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.88          2.58 1986   0.16   0.72     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.37                      3.86  -0.49     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.35                      6.16  -0.81     3.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.12                      8.44  -1.32     5.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1960   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.8   -1.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       7.0   -6.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      35.3   -5.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         9      8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       412    -75      296       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                      1208   -313      970       
  SINCE JUL 1   4878                      6039  -1161     5808       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        13      6        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        14      5        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        14      5        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2016...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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