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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
130 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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    215 PM  77    2012  48     25       64       
                                      2007                          
  MINIMUM         42   1154 PM   2    1993  29     13       27       
                                      1975                          
  AVERAGE         58                        38     20       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1913   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.84  -0.83     0.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.84  -0.83     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.12  -1.09     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6      3.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.6   -2.6      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      30.9   -1.8     45.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        27    -20       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       384    -35      469       
  SINCE MAR 1    349                       384    -35      469       
  SINCE JUL 1   5187                      5215    -28     5776       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -3      1880                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2015.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2015.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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