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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1232 AM CST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 52 254 PM 76 1921 43 9 55
MINIMUM 39 759 AM -9 1978 25 14 34
AVERAGE 46 34 12 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.49 2025 0.06 -0.06 1.49
MONTH TO DATE T 0.24 -0.24 1.49
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.24 -0.24 1.49
SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.66 -1.06 2.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 4.4 2003 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 31.6 -5.0 11.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 19 31 -12 20
MONTH TO DATE 110 127 -17 108
SINCE MAR 1 110 127 -17 108
SINCE JUL 1 4412 4920 -508 4511
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 300 AM
LOWEST 61 300 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2009
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -15 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 610 PM CST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 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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