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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
127 AM CDT THU MAR 16 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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    424 PM  81    2012  49    -11       61       
  MINIMUM         10    503 AM   0    1890  29    -19       48       
  AVERAGE         24                        39    -15       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1919   0.07  -0.07     0.94    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.99  -0.38     1.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      0.99  -0.38     1.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      3.27  -0.15     3.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          15.6  2004   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.6                       2.9   -0.3       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      2.6                       2.9   -0.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     13.3                      31.2  -17.9     30.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        26     15       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  430                       436     -6      259       
  SINCE MAR 1    430                       436     -6      259       
  SINCE JUL 1   4130                      5267  -1137     4242       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        84      2015                    
                                             2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -4      1900                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2017.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2017.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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