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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1253 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         30    323 PM  76    1921  43    -13       33       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM  -9    1978  25    -14       11       
  AVERAGE         21                        34    -13       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1976   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.25  -0.24     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.25  -0.24     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.53  -0.50     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.4  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      29.1    0.0     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        31     13       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       126     35      223       
  SINCE MAR 1    161                       126     35      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   4999                      4957     42     5530       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2015.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2015.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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