962  
CDUS43 KDMX 050629  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1229 AM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 48 1206 AM 76 1921 43 5 52  
MINIMUM 38 1159 PM -9 1978 25 13 27  
AVERAGE 43 34 9 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.26 1976 0.06 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.24 -0.23 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.24 -0.23 T  
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 2.66 -0.32 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 4.4 2003 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 31.6 2.6 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 31 -9 25  
MONTH TO DATE 59 127 -68 101  
SINCE MAR 1 59 127 -68 101  
SINCE JUL 1 3925 4920 -995 4690  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 1100 PM  
LOWEST 44 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -15 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 612 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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