Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         76    441 PM  91    1910  67      9       57
  MINIMUM         45    535 AM  30    1950  46     -1       44
  AVERAGE         61                        56      5       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.80 1974   0.16  -0.16     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    6.53                      3.54   2.99     5.73
  SINCE MAR 1      8.20                      5.84   2.36     7.46
  SINCE JAN 1     11.05                      8.12   2.93     9.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1950   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      9.6                       7.0    2.6      0.3
  SINCE JUL 1     48.3                      35.3   13.0     20.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE  498                       394    104      255
  SINCE MAR 1   1470                      1190    280      571
  SINCE JUL 1   5827                      6021   -194     4631

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11       23
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        12    -12       57
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        12    -12       57
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           100 AM
 LOWEST     38           300 PM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1958


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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