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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         52    423 PM  83    2012  50      2       36       
  MINIMUM         35    519 AM  -3    1923  31      4       22       
  AVERAGE         44                        40      4       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.57 1922   0.08  -0.05     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.22  -0.93     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.22  -0.93     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.50  -0.87     4.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      1.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       3.4    2.0      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       3.4    2.0      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      31.7   15.6     44.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        25     -4       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  600                       512     88      593       
  SINCE MAR 1    600                       512     88      593       
  SINCE JUL 1   5907                      5343    564     4950       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31       -10      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2014.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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