926  
CDUS43 KDMX 052326  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 58 450 PM 74 2009 44 14 55  
MINIMUM 30 715 AM -15 1960 25 5 29  
AVERAGE 44 34 10 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.35 2022 0.06 -0.06 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.30 -0.29 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.30 -0.29 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 2.72 -0.38 3.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.9 1915 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.1 -1.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 31.8 2.4 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 31 -10 23  
MONTH TO DATE 80 158 -78 124  
SINCE MAR 1 80 158 -78 124  
SINCE JUL 1 3946 4951 -1005 4713  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM  
LOWEST 37 500 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 77 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 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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