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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
1257 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         21    617 PM  74    2009  44    -23       27       
  MINIMUM          2    723 AM -15    1960  26    -24       22       
  AVERAGE         12                        35    -23       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.91 1946   0.06  -0.06      T      
                                      1900                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.31  -0.30     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.31  -0.30     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.59  -0.56     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.9  1915   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.0   -1.0      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      29.3   -0.2     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        30     23       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  214                       156     58      263       
  SINCE MAR 1    214                       156     58      263       
  SINCE JUL 1   5052                      4987     65     5570       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2012                    
                                             2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2015.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2015.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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