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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         47    505 PM  81    2012  51     -4       45
  MINIMUM         36   1147 PM -10    1923  31      5       32
  AVERAGE         42                        41      1       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1982   0.08  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.30  -1.29     0.29
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.30  -1.29     0.29
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.58  -1.55     2.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.4  1970   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.6   -3.6      5.4
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.6   -3.6      5.4
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      31.9   -2.8     47.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        24     -1       26
  MONTH TO DATE  435                       536   -101      626
  SINCE MAR 1    435                       536   -101      626
  SINCE JUL 1   5273                      5367    -94     5933

 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM
 LOWEST     39          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1938
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         4      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2015.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2015.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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