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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1234 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         31   1236 AM  77    1992  42    -11       33
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -22    1962  24     -4       20
  AVERAGE         26                        33     -7       27

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.14 1991   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06      T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.06  -0.06      T
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.34  -0.57     2.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.2  1948   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.2   -0.2       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      28.5    1.5     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       39                        32      7       38
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        32      7       38
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        32      7       38
  SINCE JUL 1   4022                      4863   -841     4876

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM
 LOWEST     55           300 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        75      1983
                                             1923
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -10      1913


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  2 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST
MARCH  3 2016.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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