743  
CDUS43 KDMX 042328  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CST TUE MAR 04 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 55 255 AM 76 1921 43 12 48  
MINIMUM 50 459 PM -9 1978 25 25 37  
AVERAGE 53 34 19 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.83 1.26 1976 0.06 0.77 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.83 0.24 0.59 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 0.83 0.24 0.59 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 1.42 2.66 -1.24 2.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.4 2003 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 31.6 -20.3 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 31 -19 22  
MONTH TO DATE 100 127 -27 59  
SINCE MAR 1 100 127 -27 59  
SINCE JUL 1 4503 4920 -417 3925  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 PM  
LOWEST 59 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -15 1960  
 
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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