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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
132 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         60    304 PM  86    1938  52      8       38       
                                      1907                          
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM   2    1951  32     -1       14       
  AVERAGE         46                        42      4       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1884   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.45  -1.16     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.45  -1.16     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.73  -1.10     4.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  2006   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       3.9    1.5      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       3.9    1.5      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      32.2   15.1     44.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        24     -5       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  666                       584     82      709       
  SINCE MAR 1    666                       584     82      709       
  SINCE JUL 1   5973                      5415    558     5066       
                                                                     
 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 (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         1      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2014.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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