584  
CDUS43 KDMX 292236  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
536 PM CDT SAT MAR 29 2025  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 77 257 PM 91 1986 56 21 69  
MINIMUM 56 934 AM 6 1969 35 21 40  
AVERAGE 67 45 22 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.47 2017 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 1.98 0.28 2.38  
SINCE MAR 1 2.26 1.98 0.28 2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 2.85 4.40 -1.55 4.71  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 3.7 1954 0.1 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 4.3 -1.6 0.3  
SINCE MAR 1 2.7 4.3 -1.6 0.3  
SINCE JUL 1 14.0 35.0 -21.0 34.5  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 20 -20 10  
MONTH TO DATE 542 756 -214 587  
SINCE MAR 1 542 756 -214 587  
SINCE JUL 1 4945 5549 -604 4453  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 0 5 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 0 5 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 900 AM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1967  
1968  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 29 2025.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 737 PM CDT  
MARCH 30 2025.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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