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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
131 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         76    244 PM  89    1989  66     10       81       
  MINIMUM         49    558 AM  24    1967  44      5       58       
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1897   0.15  -0.15     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      2.91  -0.84     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.54                      5.21   0.33     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.05                      7.49   0.56     5.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1910   0.0    0.0      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        2                        11     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       355   -163      274       
  SINCE MAR 1    910                      1151   -241      832       
  SINCE JUL 1   4610                      5982  -1372     4815       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         7      8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         8      7       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         8      7       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         

                                                                     
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    56           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1934                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2017.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2017.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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