083  
CDUS43 KDMX 072343  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
543 PM CST FRI MAR 07 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 39 433 PM 79 2000 45 -6 54  
MINIMUM 33 427 AM -5 1996 26 7 38  
AVERAGE 36 35 1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.11 1990 0.06 -0.04 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.42 1.56 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 0.42 1.56 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 2.84 -0.27 2.41  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 4.5 1891 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.5 1.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 1.5 1.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 32.2 -18.2 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 30 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 206 218 -12 120  
SINCE MAR 1 206 218 -12 120  
SINCE JUL 1 4609 5011 -402 3986  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 82 500 PM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2025.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST  
MARCH 8 2025.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 614 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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