790  
CDUS43 KDMX 250641  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 51 1154 PM 83 1967 53 -2 53  
MINIMUM 34 306 AM 1 1974 33 1 26  
AVERAGE 43 43 0 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.51 1.19 1945 0.07 0.44 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.64 1.58 0.06 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 1.64 1.58 0.06 1.30  
SINCE JAN 1 3.97 4.00 -0.03 4.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.8 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 3.9 -3.6 10.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 3.9 -3.6 10.0  
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.6 -0.1 32.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 22 0 25  
MONTH TO DATE 486 652 -166 685  
SINCE MAR 1 486 652 -166 685  
SINCE JUL 1 4352 5445 -1093 5274  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
MIXED PRECIP  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1200 PM  
LOWEST 58 500 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 88 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 3 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 25 2024.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT  
MARCH 26 2024.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 734 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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