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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
100 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         70    418 PM  82    1972  47     23       65       
  MINIMUM         38    516 AM -12    1948  28     10       37       
  AVERAGE         54                        37     17       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.29 1977   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.71  -0.66     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.05                      0.71  -0.66     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.82                      2.99  -1.17     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.6  1951   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.2   -2.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      30.5   -0.5     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        28    -17       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       330   -110      334       
  SINCE MAR 1    220                       330   -110      334       
  SINCE JUL 1   4203                      5161   -958     5172       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        77      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28       -11      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2016.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2016.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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