472 CDUS43 KDMX 300632 CLIDSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 131 AM CDT THU MAR 30 2017 ................................... ...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 49 118 AM 91 1986 55 -6 67 MINIMUM 42 930 AM 6 1969 34 8 43 AVERAGE 46 45 1 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.47R 0.98 1976 0.09 1.38 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.46 2.11 1.35 1.90 SINCE MAR 1 3.46 2.11 1.35 1.90 SINCE JAN 1 5.97 4.39 1.58 3.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.7 1954 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.6 5.0 -1.4 0.3 SINCE MAR 1 3.6 5.0 -1.4 0.3 SINCE JUL 1 14.3 33.3 -19.0 30.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 19 20 -1 10 MONTH TO DATE 675 757 -82 541 SINCE MAR 1 675 757 -82 541 SINCE JUL 1 4375 5588 -1213 4524 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 PM LOWEST 80 200 AM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1968 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2017.........SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT MARCH 31 2017.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$