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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
145 AM CDT FRI MAR 21 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         57    234 PM  79    1938  51      6       30       
  MINIMUM         30    726 AM   4    1906  31     -1       16       
  AVERAGE         44                        41      3       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.38  -1.09     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.38  -1.09     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.66  -1.03     4.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       3.7    1.7      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       3.7    1.7      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      32.0   15.3     44.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        24     -3       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  647                       560     87      670       
  SINCE MAR 1    647                       560     87      670       
  SINCE JUL 1   5954                      5391    563     5027       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1938                    
                                             1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2014.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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