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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
131 AM CDT MON MAR 9 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    343 PM  78    1977  45     11       36       
  MINIMUM         32   1244 AM  -3    1996  27      5       23       
  AVERAGE         44                        36      8       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1999   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.51  -0.50     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.51  -0.50     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.79  -0.76     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.1  1999   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.6   -1.6      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      29.9   -0.8     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        29     -8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       245     42      361       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       245     42      361       
  SINCE JUL 1   5125                      5076     49     5668       
                                                                     
 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 (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
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    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1990                    
                                             1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2015.........SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2015.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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