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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1229 AM CST TUE MAR 3 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         33    536 PM  75    1983  42     -9        2       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM         17    740 AM -10    1913  24     -7       -6       
  AVERAGE         25                        33     -8       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.87 1970   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.12  -0.12     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.02                      2.40  -0.38     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.5  1965   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      28.7    0.4     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        32      8       67       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        64     14      121       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        64     14      121       
  SINCE JUL 1   4916                      4895     21     5428       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -7      2014                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2015.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2015.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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