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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         70    142 PM  75    1917  46     24       40
  MINIMUM         41    719 AM  -6    1948  28     13       32
  AVERAGE         56                        37     19       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1901   0.07  -0.07     0.51
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.64  -0.50     1.13
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.64  -0.50     1.13
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.92  -0.44     3.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1901   0.2   -0.2      2.1
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       2.0    1.5      3.6
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       2.0    1.5      3.6
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      30.3   15.1     42.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        28    -19       29
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       302     93      338
  SINCE MAR 1    395                       302     93      338
  SINCE JUL 1   5702                      5133    569     4695

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           900 PM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -12      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 11 2014.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT
MARCH 12 2014.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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