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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
150 AM CDT MON APR 17 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         72    457 PM  90    1898  63      9       80       
  MINIMUM         53    635 AM  21    1905  41     12       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        52     11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1900   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.78   0.11     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.36                      4.08   1.28     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.87                      6.36   1.51     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1921   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.5   -2.9      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.8  -20.5     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        13    -11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       260   -112      239       
  SINCE MAR 1    866                      1056   -190      797       
  SINCE JUL 1   4566                      5887  -1321     4780       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         0     13        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         1     12        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        19      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2017.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2017.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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