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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 38 125 AM 83 2012 50 -12 34
MINIMUM 24 1159 PM 0 1909 30 -6 11
AVERAGE 31 40 -9 23
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1991 0.08 -0.08 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 1.08 -0.38 1.26
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.08 -0.38 1.26
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.50 -0.47 4.91
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.2 1984 0.1 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE T 3.1 -3.1 9.9
SINCE MAR 1 T 3.1 -3.1 9.9
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.8 0.4 32.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 34 25 9 42
MONTH TO DATE 298 489 -191 492
SINCE MAR 1 298 489 -191 492
SINCE JUL 1 4164 5282 -1118 5081
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 600 AM
LOWEST 36 500 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 83 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -3 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 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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