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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
1227 AM CST THU MAR 3 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         37    524 PM  75    1983  42     -5       33       
                                      1923                          
  MINIMUM         17    602 AM -10    1913  24     -7       17       
  AVERAGE         27                        33     -6       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.87 1970   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.12  -0.12      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.40  -0.63     2.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1965   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.4   -0.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      28.7    1.3     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        32      6       40       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        64     13       78       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        64     13       78       
  SINCE JUL 1   4060                      4895   -835     4916       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        81      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -7      2014                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2016.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2016.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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