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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST TUE MAR 4 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         19    513 PM  81    1983  43    -24       36
  MINIMUM         -7R   703 AM  -6    1884  25    -32       22
  AVERAGE          6                        34    -28       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1923   0.07  -0.07     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.19  -0.05     0.03
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.19  -0.05     0.03
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.47   0.01     2.88

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.3  1896   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       0.6    2.9      0.4
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       0.6    2.9      0.4
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      28.9   16.5     39.1
  SNOW DEPTH       3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       59                        31     28       36
  MONTH TO DATE  180                        95     85      113
  SINCE MAR 1    180                        95     85      113
  SINCE JUL 1   5487                      4926    561     4470

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    68           800 AM
 LOWEST     43           400 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1921
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  4 2014.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST
MARCH  5 2014.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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