780  
CDUS43 KDMX 300645  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
145 AM CDT SAT MAR 30 2024  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 69 518 PM 91 1986 56 13 43  
MINIMUM 40 640 AM 6 1969 35 5 25  
AVERAGE 55 45 10 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.47 2017 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 1.98 0.40 1.33  
SINCE MAR 1 2.38 1.98 0.40 1.33  
SINCE JAN 1 4.71 4.40 0.31 4.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 3.7 1954 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.3 -4.0 10.3  
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.3 -4.0 10.3  
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 35.0 -0.5 33.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 10 20 -10 31  
MONTH TO DATE 587 756 -169 818  
SINCE MAR 1 587 756 -169 818  
SINCE JUL 1 4453 5549 -1096 5407  
 
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 S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1967  
1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 30 2024.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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