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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 38 325 PM 83 2012 50 -12 28
MINIMUM 20 512 AM -3 1923 31 -11 9
AVERAGE 29 40 -11 19
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.57 1922 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 1.15 -0.45 1.26
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.15 -0.45 1.26
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.57 -0.54 4.91
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 8.5 1923 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE T 3.3 -3.3 9.9
SINCE MAR 1 T 3.3 -3.3 9.9
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 34.0 0.2 32.6
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 36 25 11 46
MONTH TO DATE 334 514 -180 538
SINCE MAR 1 334 514 -180 538
SINCE JUL 1 4200 5307 -1107 5127
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 62 300 AM
LOWEST 31 400 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 81 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -10 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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