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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
133 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         47   1044 AM  82    1972  47      0       32       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM -12    1948  28      9       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        37      5       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1977   0.07  -0.07     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.71  -0.57     1.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.71  -0.57     1.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      2.99  -0.51     4.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1951   0.2   -0.2      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       2.2    1.3      4.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       2.2    1.3      4.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      30.5   14.9     43.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        28     -5       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  418                       330     88      375       
  SINCE MAR 1    418                       330     88      375       
  SINCE JUL 1   5725                      5161    564     4732       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -11      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2014.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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