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CDUS43 KDMX 012348  
CLIDSM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
548 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2026  
   
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 34 459 PM 77 1992 42 -8 32  
MINIMUM 19 511 AM -22 1962 24 -5 20  
AVERAGE 27 32 -5 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.14 1991 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.48 -0.88 0.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 7.2 1948 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 30.9 -4.3 11.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 32 6 39  
MONTH TO DATE 38 32 6 39  
SINCE MAR 1 38 32 6 39  
SINCE JUL 1 4340 4825 -485 4442  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM  
LOWEST 38 500 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1923  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1913  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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