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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         46    358 PM  83    2012  50     -4       55       
  MINIMUM         31    659 AM  -3    1923  31      0       38       
  AVERAGE         39                        40     -1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.57 1922   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.39                      1.22   0.17     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.39                      1.22   0.17     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.16                      3.50  -0.34     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.5  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.4   -3.4       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.4   -3.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      31.7   -1.7     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        25      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       512   -195      412       
  SINCE MAR 1    317                       512   -195      412       
  SINCE JUL 1   4300                      5343  -1043     5250       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31       -10      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2016.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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