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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         51    243 PM  81    2012  49      2       63
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   0    1890  29      1       32
  AVERAGE         41                        39      2       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.12          2.44 1919   0.07   0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.99  -0.73     1.18
  SINCE MAR 1      0.26                      0.99  -0.73     1.18
  SINCE JAN 1      2.60                      3.27  -0.67     4.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.8          15.6  2004   0.1    1.7      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    5.3                       2.9    2.4      4.5
  SINCE MAR 1      5.3                       2.9    2.4      4.5
  SINCE JUL 1     47.2                      31.2   16.0     43.2
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        26     -2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  512                       436     76      493
  SINCE MAR 1    512                       436     76      493
  SINCE JUL 1   5819                      5267    552     4850

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM
 LOWEST     36           100 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1900


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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