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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1232 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         51    440 PM  76    1921  43      8       30       
  MINIMUM         31    653 AM  -9    1978  25      6       11       
  AVERAGE         41                        34      7       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1976   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.25  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.25  -0.25     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.53  -0.76     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.4  2003   0.2   MM         T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      29.1    0.9     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        31     -7       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                       126      6      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                       126      6      161       
  SINCE JUL 1   4115                      4957   -842     4999       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -15      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2016.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2016.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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