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CDUS43 KDMX 092226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SUN MAR 09 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 63 323 PM 72 1986 46 17 49  
1990  
2021  
MINIMUM 28 422 AM -4 1912 27 1 23  
AVERAGE 46 36 10 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.01 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.54 1.44 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 0.54 1.44 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 2.96 -0.39 2.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.6 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 1.9 0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 1.9 0.8 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 32.6 -18.6 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 29 -10 29  
MONTH TO DATE 254 276 -22 175  
SINCE MAR 1 254 276 -22 175  
SINCE JUL 1 4657 5069 -412 4041  
 
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 W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 700 AM  
LOWEST 26 100 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 75 1917  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2025.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT  
MARCH 10 2025.........SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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