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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
136 AM CDT FRI MAR 24 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         58    357 PM  86    1910  52      6       55       
  MINIMUM         42    725 AM   4    1965  32     10       36       
  AVERAGE         50                        42      8       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 2009   0.08  -0.08     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.61  -0.82     1.79    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.79                      1.61  -0.82     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      3.89  -0.59     3.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1897   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       4.1   -0.5      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       4.1   -0.5      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      32.4  -18.1     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        23     -8       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  571                       630    -59      416       
  SINCE MAR 1    571                       630    -59      416       
  SINCE JUL 1   4271                      5461  -1190     4399       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    56          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         1      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2017.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2017.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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