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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
138 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2018
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 58 257 PM 81 2012 49 9 38
MINIMUM 31 650 AM 0 1890 29 2 10
AVERAGE 45 39 6 24
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.44 1919 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.69 0.99 -0.30 0.61
SINCE MAR 1 0.69 0.99 -0.30 0.61
SINCE JAN 1 3.49 3.27 0.22 3.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 15.6 2004 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.1 2.9 0.2 2.6
SINCE MAR 1 3.1 2.9 0.2 2.6
SINCE JUL 1 26.1 31.2 -5.1 13.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 26 -6 41
MONTH TO DATE 404 436 -32 430
SINCE MAR 1 404 436 -32 430
SINCE JUL 1 5055 5267 -212 4130
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 700 AM
LOWEST 23 300 PM
AVERAGE 54
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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 2018.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2018.........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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