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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                
139 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         76    418 PM  83    1968  56     20       72       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         36    630 AM   6    1964  35      1       37       
  AVERAGE         56                        45     11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.88 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      2.20  -1.71     0.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      2.20  -1.71     0.60    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      4.48  -1.97     2.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         5.1   -5.1      5.6     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         5.1   -5.1      5.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     29.1                      33.4   -4.3     47.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        20    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  669                       777   -108      919       
  SINCE MAR 1    669                       777   -108      919       
  SINCE JUL 1   5507                      5608   -101     6226       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    37                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2015.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2015.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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