568  
CDUS43 KDMX 212238  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
538 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 51 300 PM 86 1907 52 -1 53  
1938  
MINIMUM 29 656 AM 2 1951 32 -3 39  
AVERAGE 40 42 -2 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.71 1884 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 1.37 -0.67 1.26  
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 1.37 -0.67 1.26  
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.79 -0.76 4.91  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.3 2006 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 3.6 -3.6 9.9  
SINCE MAR 1 T 3.6 -3.6 9.9  
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 34.3 -0.1 32.6  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 23 2 19  
MONTH TO DATE 402 585 -183 613  
SINCE MAR 1 402 585 -183 613  
SINCE JUL 1 4268 5378 -1110 5202  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 730 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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