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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         38   1238 PM  81    1983  43     -5       36       
  MINIMUM         29    357 AM  -7    2014  25      4       16       
  AVERAGE         34                        34      0       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.16 1923   0.07  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.19  -0.19     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.19  -0.19     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.47  -0.70     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.3  1896   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6   -0.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      28.9    1.1     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        31      0       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        95     13      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        95     13      117       
  SINCE JUL 1   4091                      4926   -835     4955       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        76      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -9      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2016.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2016.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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