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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
114 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         63    412 PM  75    1917  46     17       70       
  MINIMUM         37    609 AM  -6    1948  28      9       33       
  AVERAGE         50                        37     13       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1901   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.64  -0.59     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.64  -0.59     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      2.92  -1.10     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1901   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      30.3   -0.3     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        28    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       302    -93      320       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       302    -93      320       
  SINCE JUL 1   4192                      5133   -941     5158       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -12      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2016.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2016.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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