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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 74R 359 PM 72 1986 46 28 63
1990
2021
MINIMUM 50 710 AM -4 1912 27 23 28
AVERAGE 62 36 26 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.01 1909 0.06 -0.06 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.90 0.54 1.36 1.98
SINCE MAR 1 1.90 0.54 1.36 1.98
SINCE JAN 1 3.50 2.96 0.54 2.57
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 8.6 1909 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.9 -1.9 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.9 -1.9 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 26.6 32.6 -6.0 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 3 29 -26 19
MONTH TO DATE 174 276 -102 254
SINCE MAR 1 174 276 -102 254
SINCE JUL 1 4476 5069 -593 4657
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 58 700 AM
LOWEST 28 400 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 79 2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -6 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 736 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 734 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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