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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT MON MAR 30 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         63    505 PM  91    1986  55      8       53       
  MINIMUM         37    224 AM   6    1969  34      3       28       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.98 1976   0.09  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.11  -1.62     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      2.11  -1.62     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      4.39  -1.88     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1954   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.0   -5.0      5.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.0   -5.0      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.3   -4.2     47.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  660                       757    -97      909       
  SINCE MAR 1    660                       757    -97      909       
  SINCE JUL 1   5498                      5588    -90     6216       
                                                                     
 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    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1968                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         6      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2015.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
MARCH 31 2015.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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