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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
139 AM CDT WED APR 5 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         57    226 PM  89    1929  58     -1       55       
  MINIMUM         48    622 AM  13    1899  37     11       39       
                                      1881                          
  AVERAGE         53                        47      6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.16 1947   0.10  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.38   0.29     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.14                      2.68   1.46     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.65                      4.96   1.69     3.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.7  1977   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       5.6   -2.0      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      33.9  -19.6     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        18     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        74    -14       71       
  SINCE MAR 1    778                       870    -92      629       
  SINCE JUL 1   4478                      5701  -1223     4612       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        16      1982                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2017.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2017.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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