328  
CDUS43 KDMX 240636  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 39 505 PM 86 1910 53 -14 43  
MINIMUM 22 616 AM 4 1965 32 -10 30  
AVERAGE 31 43 -12 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.25 2009 0.07 -0.07 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.13 1.51 -0.38 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 1.13 1.51 -0.38 1.30  
SINCE JAN 1 3.46 3.93 -0.47 4.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.8 1897 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.8 -3.5 10.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 3.8 -3.5 10.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.5 0.0 32.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 22 12 28  
MONTH TO DATE 464 630 -166 660  
SINCE MAR 1 464 630 -166 660  
SINCE JUL 1 4330 5423 -1093 5249  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 1100 PM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 83 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 1 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 24 2024.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 732 PM CDT  
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 733 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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