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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
142 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2018

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         84    224 PM  92    1926  68     16       47       
  MINIMUM         55    528 AM  29    1908  47      8       41       
                                      1903                          
  AVERAGE         70                        57     13       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.58 1986   0.16  -0.16     1.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      3.86  -2.16     4.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.07                      6.16  -2.09     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.87                      8.44  -1.57    10.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1960   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       1.8    1.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      8.1                       7.0    1.1      3.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     31.1                      35.3   -4.2     14.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  614                       412    202      297       
  SINCE MAR 1   1427                      1208    219     1015       
  SINCE JUL 1   6078                      6039     39     4715       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        13     -8       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        14     -9       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        14     -9       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    52           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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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 2018...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2018...........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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