AFOS product CLIDSM
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
604 
CDUS43 KDMX 310628
CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

................................... 

...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    405 PM  83    1968  56     16       61       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         37    533 AM   6    1964  35      2       44       
  AVERAGE         55                        45     10       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      2.20  -1.60     1.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.60                      2.20  -1.60     1.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.94                      4.48  -1.54     4.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    5.6                       5.1    0.5      9.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.6                       5.1    0.5      9.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     47.5                      33.4   14.1     48.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        20    -10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  919                       777    142      951       
  SINCE MAR 1    919                       777    142      951       
  SINCE JUL 1   6226                      5608    618     5308       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2014.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2014.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

$$

REV