005  
CDUS43 KDMX 220658  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
158 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2024  
   
...............................
 
 
   
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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    
...............................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 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  
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    
...............................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 700 AM  
LOWEST 24 500 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
......................................................
 
 
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.

The Nexlab IA Page Main Text Page