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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
140 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         62    129 PM  91    1980  65     -3       69       
  MINIMUM         41    542 AM  24    1966  43     -2       49       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.66 1984   0.14  -0.14     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.47  -0.40     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      4.77   0.77     3.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      7.05   1.00     5.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1918   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.8   -3.2      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.1  -20.8     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       322   -147      260       
  SINCE MAR 1    893                      1118   -225      818       
  SINCE JUL 1   4593                      5949  -1356     4801       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         4     11       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         5     10       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         5     10       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2017.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2017.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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