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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
533 PM CST MON MAR 7 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         72    454 PM  79    2000  45     27       53       
  MINIMUM         51    503 AM  -5    1996  26     25       31       
  AVERAGE         62                        36     26       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.11 1990   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.44  -0.44     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.44  -0.44     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      2.72  -0.95     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           4.5  1891   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.4   -1.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      29.7    0.3     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            3                        30    -27       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       216    -42      266       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       216    -42      266       
  SINCE JUL 1   4157                      5047   -890     5104       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2016.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2016.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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