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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2014

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    536 PM  82    1910  55    -16       58       
  MINIMUM         33    638 AM   9    1970  34     -1       31       
  AVERAGE         36                        44     -8       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.47 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.02  -1.42     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      2.02  -1.42     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      4.30  -1.36     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1886   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       4.8    0.8      9.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       4.8    0.8      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      33.1   14.4     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        21      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  885                       737    148      924       
  SINCE MAR 1    885                       737    148      924       
  SINCE JUL 1   6192                      5568    624     5281       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2014.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2014.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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