913  
CDUS43 KDMX 212227  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
527 PM CDT FRI MAR 21 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 59 1221 PM 86 1907 52 7 51  
1938  
MINIMUM 40 1240 AM 2 1951 32 8 29  
AVERAGE 50 42 8 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.71 1884 0.07 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.37 0.79 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 2.16 1.37 0.79 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 2.75 3.79 -1.04 3.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.3 2006 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.6 -0.9 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 3.6 -0.9 T  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 34.3 -20.3 34.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 23 -8 25  
MONTH TO DATE 429 585 -156 402  
SINCE MAR 1 429 585 -156 402  
SINCE JUL 1 4832 5378 -546 4268  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 400 PM  
LOWEST 31 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 21 2025.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT  
MARCH 22 2025.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 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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