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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1227 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         39    414 PM  74    2012  44     -5       33       
                                      2005                          
  MINIMUM         20    704 AM  -6    1960  26     -6       20       
  AVERAGE         30                        35     -5       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1983   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.38  -0.24     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.38  -0.24     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.66  -0.18     2.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.5  1948   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       1.2    2.3      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       1.2    2.3      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      29.5   15.9     40.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        30      5       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       186    112      217       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       186    112      217       
  SINCE JUL 1   5605                      5017    588     4574       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2014.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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