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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
534 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 45 254 AM 84 1988 52 -7 57
MINIMUM 33 635 AM 1 1912 32 1 34
AVERAGE 39 42 -3 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.43 1.02 2011 0.07 0.36 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 1.44 -0.31 1.29
SINCE MAR 1 1.13 1.44 -0.31 1.29
SINCE JAN 1 3.46 3.86 -0.40 4.94
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.3 4.0 1903 0.1 0.2 0.1
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.7 -3.4 10.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 3.7 -3.4 10.0
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.4 0.1 32.7
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 26 23 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 428 608 -180 632
SINCE MAR 1 428 608 -180 632
SINCE JUL 1 4294 5401 -1107 5221
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 700 AM
LOWEST 36 1200 AM
AVERAGE 64
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 86 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1965
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.
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