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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
203 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         47    900 PM  92    1926  68    -21       51
  MINIMUM         41    609 AM  29    1908  47     -6       45
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         44                        57    -13       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.09          2.58 1986   0.16   0.93     0.88
  MONTH TO DATE    4.16                      3.86   0.30     3.37
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      6.16   1.47     5.35
  SINCE JAN 1     10.14                      8.44   1.70     7.12

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1960   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       7.0   -3.4      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      35.3  -21.0     30.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                         9     12       17
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       412   -115      337
  SINCE MAR 1   1015                      1208   -193      895
  SINCE JUL 1   4715                      6039  -1324     4878

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        13      2       19
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        14      1       19
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        14      1       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     86          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    90

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1887
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2017...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT
MAY  2 2017...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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