485  
CDUS43 KDMX 260638  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
138 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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 63 206 PM 88 1907 54 9 57  
MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 3 1955 33 11 34  
AVERAGE 54 43 11 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.37 1.23 1920 0.08 0.29 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 1.66 0.35 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 2.01 1.66 0.35 1.30  
SINCE JAN 1 4.34 4.08 0.26 4.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.9 1957 0.0 0.0 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 11 22 -11 19  
MONTH TO DATE 497 674 -177 704  
SINCE MAR 1 497 674 -177 704  
SINCE JUL 1 4363 5467 -1104 5293  
 
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 SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1100 PM  
LOWEST 48 300 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 87 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 -1 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 26 2024.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT  
MARCH 27 2024.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 735 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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