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CDUS43 KDMX 080642 RRA
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1240 AM CST THU MAR 8 2018
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2018
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 32 123 PM 79 2000 45 -13 55
MINIMUM 21 735 AM -5 1996 26 -5 37
AVERAGE 27 36 -9 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 2.11 1990 0.06 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.55 0.44 0.11 0.32
SINCE MAR 1 0.55 0.44 0.11 0.32
SINCE JAN 1 3.35 2.72 0.63 2.83
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.0 4.5 1891 0.2 0.8 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.3 1.4 0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.3 1.4 0.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 25.3 29.7 -4.4 10.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 38 30 8 19
MONTH TO DATE 180 216 -36 145
SINCE MAR 1 180 216 -36 145
SINCE JUL 1 4831 5047 -216 3845
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 300 PM
LOWEST 58 1200 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 8 2018.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST
MARCH 9 2018.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 615 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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