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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
131 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         65   1214 AM  86    1987  64      1       65       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         45   1147 PM  21    1888  43      2       51       
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.41 1893   0.14  -0.14     0.50    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.33  -0.26     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      4.63   0.91     3.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      6.91   1.14     5.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1959   0.0    0.0      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       10                        12     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       310   -148      254       
  SINCE MAR 1    880                      1106   -226      812       
  SINCE JUL 1   4580                      5937  -1357     4795       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         3     12       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         4     11       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         4     11       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2017.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2017.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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