433  
CDUS43 KDMX 110627  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
127 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 79R 342 PM 75 1917 46 33 59  
2021  
MINIMUM 36 647 AM -6 1948 27 9 23  
AVERAGE 58 37 21 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.11 1901 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.61 1.37 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 0.61 1.37 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.03 -0.46 2.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1901 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.1 0.6 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 2.1 0.6 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 32.8 -18.8 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 28 -21 24  
MONTH TO DATE 261 304 -43 199  
SINCE MAR 1 261 304 -43 199  
SINCE JUL 1 4664 5097 -433 4065  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 700 AM  
LOWEST 15 400 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 82 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -12 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 11 2025.........SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT  
MARCH 12 2025.........SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 718 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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