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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
131 AM CDT THU MAR 30 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         49    118 AM  91    1986  55     -6       67       
  MINIMUM         42    930 AM   6    1969  34      8       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.47R         0.98 1976   0.09   1.38     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      2.11   1.35     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      2.11   1.35     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.97                      4.39   1.58     3.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1954   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       5.0   -1.4      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       5.0   -1.4      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      33.3  -19.0     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        20     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  675                       757    -82      541       
  SINCE MAR 1    675                       757    -82      541       
  SINCE JUL 1   4375                      5588  -1213     4524       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        83      1968                    
                                             1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         6      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2017.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
MARCH 31 2017.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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