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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         74    410 PM  81    2012  49     25       51       
  MINIMUM         37    600 AM   0    1890  29      8       30       
  AVERAGE         56                        39     17       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.99  -0.98     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.99  -0.98     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.27  -1.24     2.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.6  2004   0.1   -0.1      1.8     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9      5.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.9   -2.9      5.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      31.2   -2.1     47.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        26    -17       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       436    -64      512       
  SINCE MAR 1    372                       436    -64      512       
  SINCE JUL 1   5210                      5267    -57     5819       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1900                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2015.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2015.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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