597  
CDUS43 KDMX 012329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST FRI MAR 01 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 55 422 PM 77 1992 42 13 55  
MINIMUM 31 445 AM -22 1962 24 7 28  
AVERAGE 43 32 11 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.14 1991 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.48 -0.15 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.2 1948 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 30.9 3.3 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 32 -10 23  
MONTH TO DATE 22 32 -10 23  
SINCE MAR 1 22 32 -10 23  
SINCE JUL 1 3888 4825 -937 4612  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 60 1000 AM  
LOWEST 30 100 AM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1923  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2024.........SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 607 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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