043  
CDUS43 KDMX 230637  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
137 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 45 254 AM 84 1988 52 -7 57  
MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 1 1912 32 -4 34  
AVERAGE 37 42 -5 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 23 5 19  
MONTH TO DATE 430 608 -178 632  
SINCE MAR 1 430 608 -178 632  
SINCE JUL 1 4296 5401 -1105 5221  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 86 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 23 2024.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 732 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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