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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
156 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2018

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2018

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         42    226 PM  87    2006  62    -20       72       
                                      2003                          
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  19    1907  41    -10       56       
  AVERAGE         37                        51    -14       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.21          3.43 2012   0.12   1.09     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.52   0.01     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.90                      3.82   0.08     4.87    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.70                      6.10   0.60     7.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           1.8  1949   0.1    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.2   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.7                       6.4   -0.7      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     28.7                      34.7   -6.0     14.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        14     14        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  385                       233    152      146       
  SINCE MAR 1   1198                      1029    169      864       
  SINCE JUL 1   5849                      5860    -11     4564       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        8       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1928                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2018.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2018.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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