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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1233 AM CST THU MAR 7 2019

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2019


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         33    228 PM  77    2017  44    -11       34       
  MINIMUM          5    730 AM  -6    1960  26    -21       27       
  AVERAGE         19                        35    -16       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1983   0.07  -0.07     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.38  -0.38     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.38  -0.38     0.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.81                      2.66   1.15     3.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1948   0.2   -0.2      1.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.2   -1.2      1.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.2   -1.2      1.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     46.5                      29.5   17.0     24.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        30     16       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       186    130      142       
  SINCE MAR 1    316                       186    130      142       
  SINCE JUL 1   5527                      5017    510     4793       
                                                                     
 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    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
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    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -5      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2019.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2019.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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