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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1235 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         59   1209 PM  73    1972  42     17       24
  MINIMUM         30   1133 PM  -5    1960  24      6        2
  AVERAGE         45                        33     12       13

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.40 2000   0.05  -0.05     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.28  -0.19     0.67
  SINCE DEC 1      7.21                      3.70   3.51     3.05
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.28  -0.51     2.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.9  1892   0.2   -0.2      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE   11.4                       7.9    3.5      9.7
  SINCE DEC 1     23.1                      25.4   -2.3     23.3
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      28.3    1.7     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                        32    -12       52
  MONTH TO DATE  950                      1083   -133     1313
  SINCE DEC 1   3102                      3605   -503     3521
  SINCE JUL 1   3983                      4863   -880     4838

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        77      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -22      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2016.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST
MARCH  2 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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