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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         55    441 PM  81    2012  48      7       52
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  -3    1880  29      7       28
  AVERAGE         46                        39      7       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.92  -0.78     1.18
  SINCE MAR 1      0.14                      0.92  -0.78     1.18
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      3.20  -0.72     4.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1912   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.5                       2.8    0.7      4.5
  SINCE MAR 1      3.5                       2.8    0.7      4.5
  SINCE JUL 1     45.4                      31.1   14.3     43.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        26     -7       25
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       410     78      476
  SINCE MAR 1    488                       410     78      476
  SINCE JUL 1   5795                      5241    554     4833

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


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    70          1100 PM
 LOWEST     29           200 AM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1890


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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