670  
CDUS43 KDMX 052332  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
532 PM CST WED MAR 05 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 34 1211 AM 74 2009 44 -10 58  
MINIMUM 26 1128 AM -15 1960 25 1 30  
AVERAGE 30 34 -4 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.35 2022 0.06 0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.30 1.30 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 1.60 0.30 1.30 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.72 -0.53 2.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 2.7 7.9 1915 0.2 2.5 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.1 1.6 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 1.1 1.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 31.8 -17.8 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 31 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 143 158 -15 80  
SINCE MAR 1 143 158 -15 80  
SINCE JUL 1 4546 4951 -405 3946  
 
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 61 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 31.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM  
LOWEST 71 400 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 77 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -6 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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