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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
224 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         40    400 PM  78    1930  40      0       26       
  MINIMUM         15   1236 AM -11    1889  22     -7       14       
  AVERAGE         28                        31     -3       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 2007   0.05  -0.05     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.06  -0.67     1.81    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.77                      3.48  -0.71     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      2.06  -0.32     2.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.1  1975   0.2   -0.2      3.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.0                       7.0    1.0     18.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     21.6                      24.5   -2.9     40.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      27.4    0.0     41.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        34      3       45       
  MONTH TO DATE 1096                       918    178     1094       
  SINCE DEC 1   3304                      3440   -136     3896       
  SINCE JUL 1   4621                      4698    -77     5099       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 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 (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        69      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      2010                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2015......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2015......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   

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

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