965  
CDUS43 KDMX 160642  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
142 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 59 344 PM 81 2012 49 10 60  
MINIMUM 38 709 AM 0 1890 29 9 34  
AVERAGE 49 39 10 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 500 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 84 2012  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 -4 1900  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 724 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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