913  
CDUS43 KDMX 080628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 54 222 PM 79 2000 45 9 48  
MINIMUM 38 656 AM -5 1996 26 12 33  
AVERAGE 46 35 11 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 2.11 1990 0.06 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.08 0.42 -0.34 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.08 0.42 -0.34 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.41 2.84 -0.43 3.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 900 PM  
LOWEST 56 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 615 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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