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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
157 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         70    417 PM  75    1917  46     24       70       
  MINIMUM         33    659 AM  -6    1948  28      5       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        37     15       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1901   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.64  -0.63     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.92  -0.89     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1901   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      30.3   -1.2     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        28    -15        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       302     18      395       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       302     18      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   5158                      5133     25     5702       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -12      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2015.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2015.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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