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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST THU MAR 6 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         27    146 PM  74    2009  44    -17       33
  MINIMUM         22   1153 PM -15    1960  26     -4       27
  AVERAGE         25                        35    -10       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.91 1946   0.06  -0.06     0.07
                                      1900
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.31  -0.17     0.12
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.31  -0.17     0.12
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.59  -0.11     2.97

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.9  1915   0.2   -0.2      0.9
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       1.0    2.5      1.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       1.0    2.5      1.5
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      29.3   16.1     40.2
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       40                        30     10       35
  MONTH TO DATE  263                       156    107      179
  SINCE MAR 1    263                       156    107      179
  SINCE JUL 1   5570                      4987    583     4536

 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     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           900 PM
 LOWEST     60           100 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2012
                                             2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  6 2014.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST
MARCH  7 2014.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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