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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 55 123 PM 84 2012 49 6 51
2015
MINIMUM 40 131 AM -4 1900 30 10 23
AVERAGE 48 40 8 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.86 1942 0.07 -0.07 0.15
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 1.00 -0.30 1.26
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.00 -0.30 1.26
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.42 -0.39 4.91
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.0 2001 0.1 -0.1 1.1
MONTH TO DATE T 3.0 -3.0 9.9
SINCE MAR 1 T 3.0 -3.0 9.9
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.7 0.5 32.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 17 26 -9 28
MONTH TO DATE 262 464 -202 450
SINCE MAR 1 262 464 -202 450
SINCE JUL 1 4128 5257 -1129 5039
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM
LOWEST 35 200 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 83 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 0 1909
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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