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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST MON MAR 02 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 34 604 PM 77 1992 42 -8 32
MINIMUM 19 511 AM -22 1962 24 -5 20
AVERAGE 27 32 -5 26
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 10.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM
LOWEST 36 600 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 75 1923
1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -10 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CST SUNSET 608 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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