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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
130 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         55   1201 AM  86    1910  52      3       42       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   4    1965  32      4       32       
  AVERAGE         46                        42      4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.25 2009   0.08   0.28      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      1.61   0.18     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.79                      1.61   0.18     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.56                      3.89  -0.33     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1897   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.1   -4.1       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.1   -4.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      32.4   -2.4     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        23     -4       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       630   -214      511       
  SINCE MAR 1    416                       630   -214      511       
  SINCE JUL 1   4399                      5461  -1062     5349       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         1      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2016.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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