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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1228 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 46 321 PM 75 1923 42 4 47
1983
MINIMUM 27 115 AM -10 1913 24 3 17
AVERAGE 37 33 4 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1970 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.00
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.54 -0.94 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.5 1965 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 31.2 -4.6 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 28 32 -4 33
MONTH TO DATE 66 64 2 72
SINCE MAR 1 66 64 2 72
SINCE JUL 1 4368 4857 -489 4475
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 100 AM
LOWEST 56 300 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 81 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -7 2014
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 646 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 644 AM CST SUNSET 609 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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