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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
156 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         41    337 PM  80    2012  54    -13       56       
                                      1989                          
                                      1895                          
  MINIMUM         26    637 AM   6    1964  34     -8       36       
  AVERAGE         34                        44    -10       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1975   0.08  -0.08     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      1.93  -1.47     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      1.93  -1.47     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      4.21  -1.73     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1887   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.7   -4.7      5.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.7   -4.7      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.0   -3.9     47.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        21     10       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  621                       716    -95      856       
  SINCE MAR 1    621                       716    -95      856       
  SINCE JUL 1   5459                      5547    -88     6163       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         9      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2015.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
MARCH 29 2015.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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