933  
CDUS43 KDMX 062327  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CST WED MAR 06 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 59 321 PM 77 2017 44 15 45  
MINIMUM 29 606 AM -6 1960 26 3 36  
AVERAGE 44 35 9 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.95 1983 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.36 -0.35 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.36 -0.35 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 2.78 -0.44 3.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1948 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 32.0 2.2 22.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 30 -9 24  
MONTH TO DATE 101 188 -87 148  
SINCE MAR 1 101 188 -87 148  
SINCE JUL 1 3967 4981 -1014 4737  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 500 AM  
LOWEST 20 500 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 79 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 613 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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