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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1228 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         46    430 PM  74    2009  44      2       21       
  MINIMUM         32    336 AM -15    1960  26      6        2       
  AVERAGE         39                        35      4       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1946   0.06  -0.06      T      
                                      1900                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.31  -0.31     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.59  -0.82     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.9  1915   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.0   -1.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      29.3    0.7     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        30     -4       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       156      2      214       
  SINCE MAR 1    158                       156      2      214       
  SINCE JUL 1   4141                      4987   -846     5052       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2012                    
                                             2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -6      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2016.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2016.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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