458  
CDUS43 KDMX 240640  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
140 AM CDT FRI MAR 24 2023  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2023  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 43 308 PM 86 1910 53 -10 39  
MINIMUM 30 1150 PM 4 1965 32 -2 34  
AVERAGE 37 43 -6 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.25 2009 0.07 -0.06 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 1.51 -0.21 3.11  
SINCE MAR 1 1.30 1.51 -0.21 3.11  
SINCE JAN 1 4.95 3.93 1.02 4.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.8 1897 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 10.0 3.8 6.2 5.5  
SINCE MAR 1 10.0 3.8 6.2 5.5  
SINCE JUL 1 32.7 34.5 -1.8 31.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 22 6 28  
MONTH TO DATE 660 630 30 579  
SINCE MAR 1 660 630 30 579  
SINCE JUL 1 5249 5423 -174 5071  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 53 400 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 83 1967  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 1 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 24 2023.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT  
MARCH 25 2023.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 732 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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