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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         36    413 PM  78    1977  45     -9       44       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM  -3    1996  27     -4       26       
  AVERAGE         30                        36     -6       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 2009   0.07  -0.07     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.51  -0.37     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.51  -0.37     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.79  -0.31     3.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            11.1  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       1.6    1.9      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       1.6    1.9      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      29.9   15.5     40.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        29      6       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       245    116      285       
  SINCE MAR 1    361                       245    116      285       
  SINCE JUL 1   5668                      5076    592     4642       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1990                    
                                             1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1912                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2014.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2014.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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