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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA               
159 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         45    523 PM  81    2012  51     -6       41       
  MINIMUM         32   1058 PM -10    1923  31      1       18       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1982   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.30  -1.01     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.30  -1.01     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.58  -0.95     4.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.4  1970   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       3.6    1.8      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       3.6    1.8      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      31.9   15.4     44.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        24      2       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  626                       536     90      628       
  SINCE MAR 1    626                       536     90      628       
  SINCE JUL 1   5933                      5367    566     4985       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2014.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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