634  
CDUS43 KDMX 062329  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
529 PM CST THU MAR 06 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 44 235 PM 77 2017 44 0 59  
MINIMUM 19 713 AM -6 1960 26 -7 29  
AVERAGE 32 35 -3 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.95 1983 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.36 1.24 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 1.60 0.36 1.24 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 2.19 2.78 -0.59 2.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1948 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.3 1.4 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 1.3 1.4 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 32.0 -18.0 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 30 3 21  
MONTH TO DATE 177 188 -11 101  
SINCE MAR 1 177 188 -11 101  
SINCE JUL 1 4580 4981 -401 3967  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 200 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 79 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 6 2025.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST  
MARCH 7 2025.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 613 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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