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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
211 AM CST SAT MAR 7 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         56    402 PM  74    2012  44     12       39       
                                      2005                          
  MINIMUM         16   1215 AM  -6    1960  26    -10       20       
  AVERAGE         36                        35      1       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1983   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.38  -0.37     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.38  -0.37     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.66  -0.63     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1948   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      29.5   -0.4     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        30     -1       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       186     57      298       
  SINCE MAR 1    243                       186     57      298       
  SINCE JUL 1   5081                      5017     64     5605       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2015.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2015.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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