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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CDT SAT APR 10 2010

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 2010...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2010

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         68   1243 PM  92    1930  59      9       58
  MINIMUM         48    615 AM  20    1989  38     10       39
  AVERAGE         58                        48     10       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.69 1887   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      1.06   0.42     0.57
  SINCE MAR 1      3.66                      3.27   0.39     5.30
  SINCE JAN 1      6.41                      5.49   0.92     6.68

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           3.1  1997   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      1.3
  SINCE MAR 1      6.7                       5.1    1.6      1.4
  SINCE JUL 1     69.0                      34.7   34.3     41.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                        17    -10       16
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       184    -83      218
  SINCE MAR 1    814                      1010   -196      941
  SINCE JUL 1   5970                      6012    -42     5917

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         0     11        0
  SINCE MAR 1     13                         1     12        0
  SINCE JAN 1     13                         1     12        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3

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

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    54           300 AM
 LOWEST     29           400 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        87      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        20      1940

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 10 2010.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
APRIL 11 2010.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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