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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON APR 10 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         81    307 PM  86    1977  60     21       51       
  MINIMUM         60    552 AM  19    1997  39     21       25       
                                      1928                          
  AVERAGE         71                        49     22       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.54 1919   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.92   0.27     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.66                      3.22   1.44     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      5.50   1.67     4.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.3  1973   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.0   -2.4      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.3  -20.0     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       158    -42      177       
  SINCE MAR 1    834                       954   -120      735       
  SINCE JUL 1   4534                      5785  -1251     4718       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         1      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         1      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        92      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2017.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2017.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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