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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1227 AM CST SUN MAR 5 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    454 PM  76    1921  43     26       51       
  MINIMUM         30    730 AM  -9    1978  25      5       31       
  AVERAGE         50                        34     16       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.26 1976   0.06  -0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.25  -0.25      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.25  -0.25      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      2.51                      2.53  -0.02     1.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.4  2003   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                      29.1  -18.4     30.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        31    -16       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       126    -14      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                       126    -14      132       
  SINCE JUL 1   3812                      4957  -1145     4115       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26       -15      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2017.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2017.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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