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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
128 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         64    351 PM  77    2012  48     16       33
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         27    602 AM   2    1993  29     -2       18
                                      1975
  AVERAGE         46                        38      8       26

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1913   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.84  -0.70     1.17
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.84  -0.70     1.17
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      3.12  -0.64     4.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       2.6    0.9      4.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       2.6    0.9      4.5
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      30.9   14.5     43.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        27     -8       39
  MONTH TO DATE  469                       384     85      451
  SINCE MAR 1    469                       384     85      451
  SINCE JUL 1   5776                      5215    561     4808

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81           100 AM
 LOWEST     30           500 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -3      1880


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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