103  
CDUS43 KDMX 132226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 77R 325 PM 77 2007 48 29 73  
2012  
MINIMUM 41 646 AM 2 1975 29 12 40  
1993  
AVERAGE 59 38 21 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 1913 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.80 1.18 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 0.80 1.18 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.22 -0.65 2.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.5 1904 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.6 0.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 2.6 0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 33.3 -19.3 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 27 -21 8  
MONTH TO DATE 298 386 -88 217  
SINCE MAR 1 298 386 -88 217  
SINCE JUL 1 4701 5179 -478 4083  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 300 AM  
LOWEST 26 300 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -3 1880  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2025.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2025.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 721 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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