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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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    328 PM  87    1991  54      3       38       
  MINIMUM         20    433 AM  -1    1964  33    -13       23       
  AVERAGE         39                        44     -5       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.43 1882   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.30                      1.85  -1.55     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.30                      1.85  -1.55     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.64                      4.13  -1.49     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0             7.3  1983   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       4.5    1.1      9.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       4.5    1.1      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      32.8   14.7     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        21      5       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  837                       695    142      875       
  SINCE MAR 1    837                       695    142      875       
  SINCE JUL 1   6144                      5526    618     5232       
                                                                     
 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        80      2012                    
                                             1989                    
                                             1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2014.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2014.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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