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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
316 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         34    526 PM  86    1910  52    -18       41       
  MINIMUM         17    632 AM   4    1965  32    -15       29       
  AVERAGE         26                        42    -16       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.25 2009   0.08  -0.08     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      1.61  -1.32     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.29                      1.61  -1.32     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.63                      3.89  -1.26     4.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.8  1897   0.1   -0.1      0.9     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.4                       4.1    1.3      7.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.4                       4.1    1.3      7.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.3                      32.4   14.9     45.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        23     16       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  741                       630    111      774       
  SINCE MAR 1    741                       630    111      774       
  SINCE JUL 1   6048                      5461    587     5131       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         1      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2014.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2014.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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