563  
CDUS43 KDMX 110627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 59 416 PM 75 1917 46 13 35  
2021  
MINIMUM 23 717 AM -6 1948 27 -4 30  
AVERAGE 41 37 4 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 1901 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.61 -0.37 0.48  
SINCE MAR 1 0.24 0.61 -0.37 0.48  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.03 -0.46 4.13  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1901 0.2 -0.2 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 2.4  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.1 -2.1 2.4  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 32.8 1.4 25.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 28 -4 32  
MONTH TO DATE 199 304 -105 261  
SINCE MAR 1 199 304 -105 261  
SINCE JUL 1 4065 5097 -1032 4850  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 400 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 82 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -12 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 11 2024.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT  
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 719 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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