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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
535 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 70 328 PM 77 2017 44 26 44
MINIMUM 49 1210 AM -6 1960 26 23 19
AVERAGE 60 35 25 32
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.41R 0.95 1983 0.06 1.35 0.16
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 0.36 1.05 1.96
SINCE MAR 1 1.41 0.36 1.05 1.96
SINCE JAN 1 3.01 2.78 0.23 2.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1948 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.3 -1.3 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.3 -1.3 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 32.0 -5.4 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 5 30 -25 33
MONTH TO DATE 129 188 -59 177
SINCE MAR 1 129 188 -59 177
SINCE JUL 1 4431 4981 -550 4580
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 70 500 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 79 2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -5 1996
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 612 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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