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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
145 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         61   1248 PM  81    2012  49     12       74       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM   0    1890  29     19       37       
  AVERAGE         55                        39     16       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.94          2.44 1919   0.07   0.87     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      0.99   0.40     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.39                      0.99   0.40     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.16                      3.27  -0.11     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.6  2004   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.9   -2.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      31.2   -1.2     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        26    -16        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       436   -177      372       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       436   -177      372       
  SINCE JUL 1   4242                      5267  -1025     5210       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      2015                    
                                             2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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