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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST THU MAR 07 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 54 222 PM 79 2000 45 9 48
MINIMUM 38 656 AM -5 1996 26 12 33
AVERAGE 46 35 11 41
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.11 1990 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.42 -0.41 0.01
SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.42 -0.41 0.01
SINCE JAN 1 2.34 2.84 -0.50 3.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1891 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.5 -1.5 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 32.2 2.0 22.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 30 -11 24
MONTH TO DATE 120 218 -98 172
SINCE MAR 1 120 218 -98 172
SINCE JUL 1 3986 5011 -1025 4761
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 600 AM
LOWEST 56 1200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 614 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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