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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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    337 PM  82    1910  55     10       50       
  MINIMUM         28    644 AM   9    1970  34     -6       32       
  AVERAGE         47                        44      3       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.47 1987   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      2.02  -0.12     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      2.02  -0.12     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.67                      4.30  -0.63     2.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.2  1886   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       4.8   -4.5       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       4.8   -4.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.1   -2.8     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        21     -3       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  531                       737   -206      645       
  SINCE MAR 1    531                       737   -206      645       
  SINCE JUL 1   4514                      5568  -1054     5483       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        91      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         6      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2016.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2016.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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