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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT TUE APR 11 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         72   1207 AM  92    1930  60     12       67       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  20    1989  39      3       45       
  AVERAGE         57                        50      7       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 1887   0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      1.04   0.15     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.66                      3.34   1.32     2.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      5.62   1.55     4.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.1   -2.5      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.4  -20.1     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        16     -8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       174    -50      186       
  SINCE MAR 1    842                       970   -128      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   4542                      5801  -1259     4727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         1      5        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         1      5        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        87      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        20      1940                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2017.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2017.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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