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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    504 PM  82    1910  55     -5       39       
  MINIMUM         32    716 AM   9    1970  34     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1987   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      2.02  -1.56     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.46                      2.02  -1.56     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.48                      4.30  -1.82     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1886   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.8   -4.8      5.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.8   -4.8      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.1   -4.0     47.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        21      3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       737    -92      885       
  SINCE MAR 1    645                       737    -92      885       
  SINCE JUL 1   5483                      5568    -85     6192       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    54          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2015.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2015.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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