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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
156 AM CDT SUN MAR 23 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         35    224 PM  84    1988  52    -17       39       
  MINIMUM         22    747 AM   1    1912  32    -10       20       
  AVERAGE         29                        42    -13       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 2011   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.53  -1.24     1.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.53  -1.24     1.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.81  -1.18     4.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1903   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       4.0    1.4      6.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       4.0    1.4      6.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      32.3   15.0     44.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        23     13       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  702                       607     95      744       
  SINCE MAR 1    702                       607     95      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   6009                      5438    571     5101       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2014.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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