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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
147 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         59    413 PM  72    1990  46     13       58
                                      1986
  MINIMUM         30    539 AM  -4    1912  27      3       22
  AVERAGE         45                        36      9       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.57  -0.56     0.14
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.57  -0.56     0.14
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.85  -0.82     2.48

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.6  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      3.5
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.8   -1.8      3.5
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      30.1   -1.0     45.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        29     -9       25
  MONTH TO DATE  307                       274     33      386
  SINCE MAR 1    307                       274     33      386
  SINCE JUL 1   5145                      5105     40     5693

 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM
 LOWEST     25           400 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1917
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -6      1948


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 10 2015.........SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT
MARCH 11 2015.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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