960  
CDUS43 KDMX 132228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT WED MAR 13 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 73 202 PM 77 2007 48 25 29  
2012  
MINIMUM 40 520 AM 2 1975 29 11 23  
1993  
AVERAGE 57 38 19 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 1913 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.80 -0.56 1.11  
SINCE MAR 1 0.24 0.80 -0.56 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.22 -0.65 4.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1904 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.6 -2.6 8.8  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.6 -2.6 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.3 0.9 31.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 27 -19 39  
MONTH TO DATE 217 386 -169 370  
SINCE MAR 1 217 386 -169 370  
SINCE JUL 1 4083 5179 -1096 4959  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 600 AM  
LOWEST 37 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -3 1880  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 721 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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