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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
114 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM          2    424 PM  75    1983  42    -40       32
                                      1923
  MINIMUM         -6    906 AM -10    1913  24    -30       18
  AVERAGE         -2                        33    -35       25

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.12   0.02     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.12   0.02     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.40   0.08     2.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1965   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.4    3.1      0.4
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       0.4    3.1      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      28.7   16.7     39.1
  SNOW DEPTH       4

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       67                        32     35       40
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        64     57       77
  SINCE MAR 1    121                        64     57       77
  SINCE JUL 1   5428                      4895    533     4434

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    61          1000 PM
 LOWEST     41           200 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1983
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -6      1884


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2014.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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