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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
147 AM CDT THU APR 13 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         71    139 PM  87    1916  61     10       61       
  MINIMUM         45    516 AM  18    1940  40      5       30       
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.93 1909   0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      1.27  -0.06     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.68                      3.57   1.11     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.19                      5.85   1.34     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.3   -2.7      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.6  -20.3     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        15     -8       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       204    -59      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    863                      1000   -137      784       
  SINCE JUL 1   4563                      5831  -1268     4767       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        89      2006                    
                                             1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        11      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2017.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2017.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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