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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
532 PM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         60    357 PM  84    1978  55      5       51       
  MINIMUM         39    637 AM  13    1923  34      5       27       
  AVERAGE         50                        45      5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.36 1973   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      2.21  -0.60     3.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.61                      2.21  -0.60     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      4.43  -0.19     6.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           2.9  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       4.1   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       4.1   -2.9     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      33.7  -13.9     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           15                        20     -5       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  781                       826    -45      693       
  SINCE MAR 1    781                       826    -45      693       
  SINCE JUL 1   5179                      5828   -649     5553       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        87      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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