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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         58    348 PM  72    1990  46     12       44       
                                      1986                          
  MINIMUM         22    453 AM  -4    1912  27     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.57  -0.43     0.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.57  -0.43     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.85  -0.37     3.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.6  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       1.8    1.7      1.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       1.8    1.7      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      30.1   15.3     40.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        29     -4       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       274    112      309       
  SINCE MAR 1    386                       274    112      309       
  SINCE JUL 1   5693                      5105    588     4666       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         

                                                                     
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    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -6      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2014.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2014.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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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