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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
127 AM CDT SUN MAR 19 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         54    449 PM  83    2012  50      4       46       
  MINIMUM         32    707 AM  -3    1923  31      1       31       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1922   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      1.22  -0.61     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      1.22  -0.61     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      3.50  -0.38     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       3.4   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.6                       3.4   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                      31.7  -18.4     30.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  487                       512    -25      317       
  SINCE MAR 1    487                       512    -25      317       
  SINCE JUL 1   4187                      5343  -1156     4300       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31       -10      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2017.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2017.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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