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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT TUE MAR 25 2014


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         39    449 PM  83    1967  53    -14       32
  MINIMUM         25    722 AM   1    1974  33     -8       28
  AVERAGE         32                        43    -11       30

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.19 1945   0.07  -0.06     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.68  -1.38     1.52
  SINCE MAR 1      0.30                      1.68  -1.38     1.52
  SINCE JAN 1      2.64                      3.96  -1.32     4.37

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.2           2.8  1957   0.2    0.0      2.2
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       4.3    1.3      9.3
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       4.3    1.3      9.3
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      32.6   14.9     48.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        22     11       35
  MONTH TO DATE  774                       652    122      809
  SINCE MAR 1    774                       652    122      809
  SINCE JUL 1   6081                      5483    598     5166

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM
 LOWEST     44          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        88      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         3      1955


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 25 2014.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
MARCH 26 2014.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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