340  
CDUS43 KDMX 222226  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
526 PM CDT SAT MAR 22 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 60 359 PM 84 1988 52 8 45  
MINIMUM 25 531 AM 1 1912 32 -7 28  
AVERAGE 43 42 1 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.02 2011 0.07 -0.07 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 1.44 0.72 1.13  
SINCE MAR 1 2.16 1.44 0.72 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 2.75 3.86 -1.11 3.46  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.0 1903 0.1 -0.1 0.3  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 3.7 -1.0 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 3.7 -1.0 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 34.4 -20.4 34.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 23 -1 28  
MONTH TO DATE 455 608 -153 430  
SINCE MAR 1 455 608 -153 430  
SINCE JUL 1 4858 5401 -543 4296  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 72 1200 AM  
LOWEST 29 400 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 86 1910  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 22 2025.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT  
MARCH 23 2025.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 730 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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