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CDUS43 KDMX 200644
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT THU MAR 20 2025
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 52 1203 AM 81 2012 51 1 66
MINIMUM 32 1157 PM -10 1923 31 1 31
AVERAGE 42 41 1 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.27 1982 0.07 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.15 1.22 0.93 0.70
SINCE MAR 1 2.15 1.22 0.93 0.70
SINCE JAN 1 2.74 3.64 -0.90 3.03
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY T 5.4 1970 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.4 -0.7 T
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 3.4 -0.7 T
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 34.1 -20.1 34.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 23 24 -1 16
MONTH TO DATE 387 538 -151 350
SINCE MAR 1 387 538 -151 350
SINCE JUL 1 4790 5331 -541 4216
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0
SINCE MAR 1 2 0 2 0
SINCE JAN 1 2 0 2 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 300 PM
LOWEST 61 1100 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 79 1938
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2025.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 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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