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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT MON MAR 28 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         50    531 PM  80    2012  54     -4       41       
                                      1989                          
                                      1895                          
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   6    1964  34      2       26       
  AVERAGE         43                        44     -1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1975   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      1.93  -0.03     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      1.93  -0.03     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.67                      4.21  -0.54     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1887   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       4.7   -4.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       4.7   -4.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.0                      33.0   -3.0     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        21      1       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  513                       716   -203      621       
  SINCE MAR 1    513                       716   -203      621       
  SINCE JUL 1   4496                      5547  -1051     5459       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         9      1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2016.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MARCH 29 2016.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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