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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
134 AM CDT MON MAR 13 2017


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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         38    525 PM  77    1916  47     -9       54       
  MINIMUM         23    715 AM -11    1948  28     -5       43       
  AVERAGE         31                        38     -7       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.95 1986   0.06   0.06     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.77  -0.28     0.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.49                      0.77  -0.28     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.00                      3.05  -0.05     2.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.6           4.4  1951   0.2    0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       2.4   -1.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.1                       2.4   -1.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     11.8                      30.7  -18.9     30.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        27      7       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       357    -51      236       
  SINCE MAR 1    306                       357    -51      236       
  SINCE JUL 1   4006                      5188  -1182     4219       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2012                    
                                             2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1993                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2017.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2017.........SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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