078  
CDUS43 KDMX 100635  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1235 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 49 400 PM 72 1986 46 3 39  
1990  
2021  
MINIMUM 23 633 AM -4 1912 27 -4 32  
AVERAGE 36 36 0 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.39  
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.54 -0.30 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 0.24 0.54 -0.30 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 2.96 -0.39 4.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 8.6 1909 0.2 -0.2 2.3  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.9 -1.9 2.4  
SINCE MAR 1 T 1.9 -1.9 2.4  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 32.6 1.6 25.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 29 0 29  
MONTH TO DATE 175 276 -101 229  
SINCE MAR 1 175 276 -101 229  
SINCE JUL 1 4041 5069 -1028 4818  
 
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 NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 500 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 75 1917  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
MARCH 11 2024.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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