909  
CDUS43 KDMX 272230  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
530 PM CDT WED MAR 27 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 45 346 PM 80 1895 55 -10 50  
1989  
2012  
MINIMUM 25 617 AM 6 1964 34 -9 23  
AVERAGE 35 44 -9 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.01 1975 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 1.81 0.57 1.33  
SINCE MAR 1 2.38 1.81 0.57 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 4.71 4.23 0.48 4.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 3.5 1887 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.1 -3.8 10.3  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.1 -3.8 10.3  
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 34.8 -0.3 33.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 21 9 28  
MONTH TO DATE 556 716 -160 761  
SINCE MAR 1 556 716 -160 761  
SINCE JUL 1 4422 5509 -1087 5350  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 600 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 9 1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 27 2024.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT  
MARCH 28 2024.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 736 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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