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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
133 AM CDT THU APR 20 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         80    509 PM  86    1987  64     16       65       
  MINIMUM         51    827 AM  25    1928  43      8       49       
  AVERAGE         66                        53     13       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.29 1959   0.14  -0.01      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.19  -0.12     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      4.49   1.05     2.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      6.77   1.28     4.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.7  1959   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.7   -3.1      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.0  -20.7     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       298   -146      247       
  SINCE MAR 1    870                      1094   -224      805       
  SINCE JUL 1   4570                      5925  -1355     4788       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         2     13       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         3     12       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         3     12       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1987                    
                                             1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1888                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2017.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2017.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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