610  
CDUS43 KDMX 142228  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
528 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 81R 311 PM 81 2012 48 33 58  
MINIMUM 57 700 AM -3 1880 29 28 48  
AVERAGE 69 39 30 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.50 1945 0.06 -0.06 0.46  
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 0.86 1.12 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 1.98 0.86 1.12 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.28 -0.71 3.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 6.2 1912 0.2 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 2.8 -0.1 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 2.8 -0.1 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 33.5 -19.5 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 26 -26 12  
MONTH TO DATE 298 412 -114 229  
SINCE MAR 1 298 412 -114 229  
SINCE JUL 1 4701 5205 -504 4095  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 0 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 4 0 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 200 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 81 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1890  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 14 2025.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT  
MARCH 15 2025.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 722 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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