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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         65    523 PM  79    1938  51     14       57
  MINIMUM         32    705 AM   4    1906  31      1       30
  AVERAGE         49                        41      8       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.38  -1.37     0.29
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      1.38  -1.37     0.29
  SINCE JAN 1      2.03                      3.66  -1.63     2.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.7   -3.7      5.4
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.7   -3.7      5.4
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      32.0   -2.9     47.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        24     -8       21
  MONTH TO DATE  451                       560   -109      647
  SINCE MAR 1    451                       560   -109      647
  SINCE JUL 1   5289                      5391   -102     5954

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           500 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1938
                                             1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2015.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2015.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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