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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 59 136 PM 84 1978 56 3 78
MINIMUM 42 608 AM 13 1923 35 7 34
AVERAGE 51 46 5 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.36 1973 0.10 -0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.38 2.17 0.21 1.33
SINCE MAR 1 2.38 2.17 0.21 1.33
SINCE JAN 1 4.71 4.59 0.12 4.98
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.9 1985 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 4.4 -4.1 10.3
SINCE MAR 1 0.3 4.4 -4.1 10.3
SINCE JUL 1 34.5 35.1 -0.6 33.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 14 19 -5 9
MONTH TO DATE 616 795 -179 842
SINCE MAR 1 616 795 -179 842
SINCE JUL 1 4482 5588 -1106 5431
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 700 AM
LOWEST 54 1200 AM
AVERAGE 61
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 87 2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 11 1881
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 741 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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