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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
135 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         65    335 PM  82    1972  47     18       47       
  MINIMUM         37    725 AM -12    1948  28      9       37       
  AVERAGE         51                        37     14       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1977   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.71  -0.70     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.71  -0.70     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      2.99  -0.96     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1951   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.2   -2.2      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      30.5   -1.4     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        28    -14       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       330      4      418       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       330      4      418       
  SINCE JUL 1   5172                      5161     11     5725       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         

                                                                     
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    76           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -11      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2015.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2015.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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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