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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
132 AM CDT SAT APR 8 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         63    420 PM  80    1991  59      4       52       
                                      1893                          
  MINIMUM         31    529 AM  16    2007  38     -7       37       
                                      1936                          
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.22 2011   0.11  -0.11     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.70   0.49     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.66                      3.00   1.66     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      5.28   1.89     4.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.2  1982   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       5.9   -2.3      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.2  -19.9     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       126    -13      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    831                       922    -91      684       
  SINCE JUL 1   4531                      5753  -1222     4667       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1931                    
                                             1887                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1972                    
                                             1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2017.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2017.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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