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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 AM CDT MON MAR 21 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         48    330 PM  79    1938  51     -3       65
  MINIMUM         33   1142 PM   4    1906  31      2       32
  AVERAGE         41                        41      0       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.28 1912   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      1.38   0.05     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      1.43                      1.38   0.05     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      3.20                      3.66  -0.46     2.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T            10.8  1912   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.7   -3.7       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.7   -3.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      32.0   -2.0     29.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        24      0       16
  MONTH TO DATE  369                       560   -191      451
  SINCE MAR 1    369                       560   -191      451
  SINCE JUL 1   4352                      5391  -1039     5289

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM
 LOWEST     37           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1938
                                             1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         2      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2016.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2016.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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