952  
CDUS43 KDMX 040632  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1232 AM CST MON MAR 04 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 244 PM 81 1983 43 36 54  
MINIMUM 47 1148 PM -7 2014 24 23 31  
AVERAGE 63 33 30 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 2 32 -30 22  
MONTH TO DATE 37 96 -59 76  
SINCE MAR 1 37 96 -59 76  
SINCE JUL 1 3903 4889 -986 4665  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 611 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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