330  
CDUS43 KDMX 152232  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 59 344 PM 81 2012 49 10 60  
MINIMUM 38 709 AM 0 1890 29 9 34  
AVERAGE 49 39 10 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.44 1919 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.93 -0.23 1.11  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 0.93 -0.23 1.11  
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.35 -0.32 4.76  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 12.0 2004 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.9 -2.9 8.8  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.9 -2.9 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.6 0.6 31.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 26 -10 18  
MONTH TO DATE 245 438 -193 422  
SINCE MAR 1 245 438 -193 422  
SINCE JUL 1 4111 5231 -1120 5011  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 84 2012  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -4 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 723 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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