002  
CDUS43 KDMX 050633  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1233 AM CST WED MAR 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 55 255 AM 76 1921 43 12 48  
MINIMUM 34 1159 PM -9 1978 25 9 37  
AVERAGE 45 34 11 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.49R 1.26 1976 0.06 1.43 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.24 1.25 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 1.49 0.24 1.25 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.08 2.66 -0.58 2.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 4.4 2003 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.9 -0.9 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 11.3 31.6 -20.3 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 31 -11 22  
MONTH TO DATE 108 127 -19 59  
SINCE MAR 1 108 127 -19 59  
SINCE JUL 1 4511 4920 -409 3925  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
LIGHT SNOW  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -15 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2025.........SUNRISE 642 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2025.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 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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