916  
CDUS43 KDMX 020628  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1228 AM CST SUN MAR 02 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 32 425 PM 77 1992 42 -10 55  
MINIMUM 20 716 AM -22 1962 24 -4 31  
AVERAGE 26 32 -6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.14 1991 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.48 -1.89 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.2 1948 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 30.9 -19.6 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 39 32 7 22  
MONTH TO DATE 39 32 7 22  
SINCE MAR 1 39 32 7 22  
SINCE JUL 1 4442 4825 -383 3888  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 700 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1923  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2025.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2025.........SUNRISE 645 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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