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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON APR 24 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         73    358 PM  85    1990  65      8       75       
  MINIMUM         43    557 AM  25    1956  44     -1       45       
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.95 1897   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.76  -0.69     1.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      5.06   0.48     3.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      7.34   0.71     5.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1967   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.7   -1.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.9   -3.3      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.2  -20.9     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        11     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       344   -154      274       
  SINCE MAR 1    908                      1140   -232      832       
  SINCE JUL 1   4608                      5971  -1363     4815       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         6      9       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         7      8       11       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         7      8       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2017.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2017.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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