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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                             
239 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         65    457 PM  84    1988  52     13       64       
  MINIMUM         49    545 AM   1    1912  32     17       36       
  AVERAGE         57                        42     15       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 2011   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      1.53  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.43                      1.53  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.20                      3.81  -0.61     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1903   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.0   -4.0       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.0   -4.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      32.3   -2.3     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        23    -15       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  397                       607   -210      483       
  SINCE MAR 1    397                       607   -210      483       
  SINCE JUL 1   4380                      5438  -1058     5321       
                                                                     
 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    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         4      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2016.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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