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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
129 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         84R   422 PM  84    2012  49     35       33       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  -4    1900  30     16       22       
  AVERAGE         65                        39     26       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.86 1942   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.06  -1.05     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.06  -1.05     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.34  -1.31     2.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.1  2001   0.2   -0.2      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.1   -3.1      5.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.1   -3.1      5.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      31.4   -2.3     47.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        26    -26       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  372                       462    -90      549       
  SINCE MAR 1    372                       462    -90      549       
  SINCE JUL 1   5210                      5293    -83     5856       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     13           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         0      1909                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2015.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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