490  
CDUS43 KDMX 022331  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
531 PM CST SAT MAR 02 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 69 434 PM 75 1923 42 27 41  
1983  
MINIMUM 35 707 AM -10 1913 24 11 27  
AVERAGE 52 33 19 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.87 1970 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.54 -0.21 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.5 1965 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 31.2 3.0 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 32 -19 31  
MONTH TO DATE 35 64 -29 54  
SINCE MAR 1 35 64 -29 54  
SINCE JUL 1 3901 4857 -956 4643  
 
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 SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 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 85 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 81 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -7 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2024.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 608 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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