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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
155 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         50    500 PM  83    2012  50      0       48       
  MINIMUM         36    711 AM   0    1909  30      6       21       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.16 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.14  -1.13     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.14  -1.13     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.42  -1.39     2.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1984   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.3   -3.3      5.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.3   -3.3      5.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      31.6   -2.5     47.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        25     -3       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       487    -93      579       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       487    -93      579       
  SINCE JUL 1   5232                      5318    -86     5886       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         

                                                                     
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    71          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -3      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2015.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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