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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1231 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         46    948 AM  79    2000  45      1       35       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -5    1996  26      1       18       
  AVERAGE         37                        36      1       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.11 1990   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.44  -0.30     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.44  -0.30     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.72  -0.24     2.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.5  1891   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       1.4    2.1      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       1.4    2.1      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      29.7   15.7     40.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        30     -2       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  326                       216    110      255       
  SINCE MAR 1    326                       216    110      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   5633                      5047    586     4612       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2014.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2014.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   

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




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