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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1238 AM CST THU MAR 10 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         56    415 PM  72    1990  46     10       59       
                                      1986                          
  MINIMUM         40    724 AM  -4    1912  27     13       30       
  AVERAGE         48                        36     12       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.01 1909   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.57  -0.52     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.57  -0.52     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      2.85  -1.03     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.6  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.8   -1.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      30.1   -0.1     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        29    -12       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       274    -80      307       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                       274    -80      307       
  SINCE JUL 1   4177                      5105   -928     5145       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -6      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2016.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2016.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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