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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
137 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2016

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         57    349 PM  84    1978  56      1       77       
  MINIMUM         42   1026 PM  13    1923  35      7       42       
  AVERAGE         50                        46      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.36 1973   0.10  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      2.30  -0.32     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.98                      2.30  -0.32     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.75                      4.58  -0.83     2.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.9  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       5.2   -4.9       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       5.2   -4.9       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     30.3                      33.5   -3.2     29.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        20     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  558                       797   -239      674       
  SINCE MAR 1    558                       796   -238      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   4541                      5627  -1086     5512       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        87      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1881                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2016.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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