456  
CDUS43 KDMX 142227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT THU MAR 14 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 58 1212 AM 81 2012 48 10 40  
MINIMUM 48 235 PM -3 1880 29 19 22  
AVERAGE 53 39 14 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.46 1.50 1945 0.06 0.40 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.86 -0.16 1.11  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 0.86 -0.16 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.28 -0.25 4.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 6.2 1912 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.8 -2.8 8.8  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.8 -2.8 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.5 0.7 31.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 26 -14 34  
MONTH TO DATE 229 412 -183 404  
SINCE MAR 1 229 412 -183 404  
SINCE JUL 1 4095 5205 -1110 4993  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 400 AM  
LOWEST 69 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 722 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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