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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
137 AM CDT WED MAR 29 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         53    308 PM  82    1910  55     -2       65       
  MINIMUM         46    318 AM   9    1970  34     12       28       
  AVERAGE         50                        44      6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      2.02  -0.03     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.99                      2.02  -0.03     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.50                      4.30   0.20     3.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1886   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       4.8   -1.2      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       4.8   -1.2      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      33.1  -18.8     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        21     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  656                       737    -81      531       
  SINCE MAR 1    656                       737    -81      531       
  SINCE JUL 1   4356                      5568  -1212     4514       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2017.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2017.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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