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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
140 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2015


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         37    639 PM  83    1967  53    -16       39
  MINIMUM         32   1017 AM   1    1974  33     -1       25
  AVERAGE         35                        43     -8       32

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.45          1.19 1945   0.07   0.38     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      1.68  -1.22     0.30
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      1.68  -1.22     0.30
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      3.96  -1.48     2.64

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  1957   0.2   -0.2      0.2
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.3   -4.3      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.3   -4.3      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      32.6   -3.5     47.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        22      8       33
  MONTH TO DATE  541                       652   -111      774
  SINCE MAR 1    541                       652   -111      774
  SINCE JUL 1   5379                      5483   -104     6081

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FREEZING RAIN
  LT FREEZING RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           400 PM
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        88      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         3      1955


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 25 2015.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
MARCH 26 2015.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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