549  
CDUS43 KDMX 040643  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1243 AM CST TUE MAR 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 64 232 PM 81 1983 43 21 79  
MINIMUM 33 701 AM -7 2014 24 9 47  
AVERAGE 49 33 16 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.16 1923 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 0.59 2.60 -2.01 2.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.3 1896 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 31.4 -20.1 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 16 32 -16 2  
MONTH TO DATE 88 96 -8 37  
SINCE MAR 1 88 96 -8 37  
SINCE JUL 1 4491 4889 -398 3903  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 1000 PM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2025.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 609 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2025.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 610 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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