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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         57    553 PM  77    2012  48      9       73
                                      2007
  MINIMUM         50    910 AM   2    1993  29     21       42
                                      1975
  AVERAGE         54                        38     16       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.55 1913   0.07   0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.84  -0.39     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      0.84  -0.39     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      2.22                      3.12  -0.90     2.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1904   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.6   -2.6       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.6   -2.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      30.9   -0.9     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        27    -16        7
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       384   -137      349
  SINCE MAR 1    247                       384   -137      349
  SINCE JUL 1   4230                      5215   -985     5187

 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     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM
 LOWEST     80           500 PM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -3      1880


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2016.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2016.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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