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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
136 AM CDT SUN APR 23 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         68    431 PM  93    1980  65      3       61       
  MINIMUM         45    548 AM  26    1986  44      1       50       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.56 1950   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.62  -0.55     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      4.92   0.62     3.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      7.20   0.85     5.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1992   0.0    0.0      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        8                        11     -3        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       333   -150      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    901                      1129   -228      827       
  SINCE JUL 1   4601                      5960  -1359     4810       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         5     10       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         6      9       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         6      9       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1956                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2017.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2017.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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