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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 
126 AM CDT FRI MAR 31 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         45    241 PM  83    1968  56    -11       73       
                                      1967                          
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM   6    1964  35      6       52       
  AVERAGE         43                        45     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.88 1998   0.09  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.47                      2.20   1.27     1.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.47                      2.20   1.27     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.98                      4.48   1.50     3.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1901   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.6                       5.1   -1.5      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       5.1   -1.5      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      33.4  -19.1     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        20      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  697                       777    -80      543       
  SINCE MAR 1    697                       777    -80      543       
  SINCE JUL 1   4397                      5608  -1211     4526       
                                                                     
 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    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2017.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2017.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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