847  
CDUS43 KDMX 032328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST SUN MAR 03 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 79 244 PM 81 1983 43 36 54  
MINIMUM 57 717 AM -7 2014 24 33 31  
AVERAGE 68 33 35 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1923 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 2.33 2.60 -0.27 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.3 1896 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 31.4 2.8 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 32 -32 22  
MONTH TO DATE 35 96 -61 76  
SINCE MAR 1 35 96 -61 76  
SINCE JUL 1 3901 4889 -988 4665  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 0 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 3 0 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 23.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 700 AM  
LOWEST 17 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 609 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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