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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
1245 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         77R   453 PM  74    2012  44     33       70       
                                      2005                          
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  -6    1960  26     20       34       
  AVERAGE         62                        35     27       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          0.95 1983   0.07   0.25    0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.38  -0.06     T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.32                      0.38  -0.06     T      
  SINCE JAN 1      2.83                      2.66   0.17    1.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.5  1948   0.2   -0.2     0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      T      
  SINCE JUL 1     10.7                      29.5  -18.8     30.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        30    -27       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       186    -60      171       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                       186    -60      171       
  SINCE JUL 1   3826                      5017  -1191     4154       
                                                                     
 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    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    50   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2017.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2017.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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