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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
128 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         73    324 PM  77    1916  47     26       37       
  MINIMUM         40    713 AM -11    1948  28     12       28       
  AVERAGE         57                        38     19       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1986   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.77  -0.76     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.77  -0.76     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.05  -1.02     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  1951   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.4   -2.4      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      30.7   -1.6     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        27    -19       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       357    -15      450       
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       357    -15      450       
  SINCE JUL 1   5180                      5188     -8     5757       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2012                    
                                             2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1993                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2015.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2015.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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