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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1239 AM CST WED MAR 9 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         73    311 PM  78    1977  45     28       56
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  -3    1996  27     23       32
  AVERAGE         62                        36     26       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.08 1999   0.07  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.51  -0.46     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.51  -0.46     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      2.79  -0.97     2.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.1  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.6   -1.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.6   -1.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      29.9    0.1     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                        29    -26       21
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       245    -68      287
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       245    -68      287
  SINCE JUL 1   4160                      5076   -916     5125

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73          1200 AM
 LOWEST     45           700 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        72      1990
                                             1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -4      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2016.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST
MARCH 10 2016.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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