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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
142 AM CDT TUE MAR 14 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         31    321 AM  77    2012  48    -17       57
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM   2    1993  29     -9       50
                                      1975
  AVERAGE         26                        38    -12       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.55 1913   0.07   0.05     0.19
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.84  -0.23     0.45
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      0.84  -0.23     0.45
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      3.12   0.00     2.22

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.3           4.5  1904   0.2    1.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       2.6    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      2.6                       2.6    0.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                      30.9  -17.6     30.0
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        27     12       11
  MONTH TO DATE  345                       384    -39      247
  SINCE MAR 1    345                       384    -39      247
  SINCE JUL 1   4045                      5215  -1170     4230

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     68           500 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -3      1880


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2017.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2017.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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