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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 55 123 PM 84 2012 49 6 51
2015
MINIMUM 37 1159 PM -4 1900 30 7 23
AVERAGE 46 40 6 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 19 26 -7 28
MONTH TO DATE 264 464 -200 450
SINCE MAR 1 264 464 -200 450
SINCE JUL 1 4130 5257 -1127 5039
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 83 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 0 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 725 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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