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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         73    456 PM  83    1968  56     17       76       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         52    538 AM   6    1964  35     17       36       
  AVERAGE         63                        45     18       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.88 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.90                      2.20  -0.30     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.90                      2.20  -0.30     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.67                      4.48  -0.81     2.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       5.1   -4.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.1   -4.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.4   -3.1     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        20    -18        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  543                       777   -234      669       
  SINCE MAR 1    543                       777   -234      669       
  SINCE JUL 1   4526                      5608  -1082     5507       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2016.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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