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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
126 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2018

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         65    438 PM  81    2012  48     17       29
  MINIMUM         21    451 AM  -3    1880  29     -8       13
  AVERAGE         43                        39      4       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1945   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      0.92  -0.23     0.61
  SINCE MAR 1      0.69                      0.92  -0.23     0.61
  SINCE JAN 1      3.49                      3.20   0.29     3.12

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.2  1912   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    3.1                       2.8    0.3      2.6
  SINCE MAR 1      3.1                       2.8    0.3      2.6
  SINCE JUL 1     26.1                      31.1   -5.0     13.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        26     -4       44
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       410    -26      389
  SINCE MAR 1    384                       410    -26      389
  SINCE JUL 1   5035                      5241   -206     4089

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88           300 AM
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1890


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2018.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2018.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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