CDUS43 KDMX 282351
CLIDMX
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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