904
CDUS43 KDMX 040010
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
610 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2026
...............................
..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 42 459 PM 81 1983 43 -1 64
MINIMUM 37 822 AM -7 2014 24 13 33
AVERAGE 40 33 7 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.16 1923 0.06 -0.06 T
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 T
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.18 -0.18 T
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.60 -1.00 0.59
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.3 1896 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 31.4 -4.8 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 25 32 -7 16
MONTH TO DATE 91 96 -5 88
SINCE MAR 1 91 96 -5 88
SINCE JUL 1 4393 4889 -496 4491
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
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 900 AM
LOWEST 67 100 AM
AVERAGE 80
......................................................
THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -9 1978
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.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page