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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
536 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 25 359 PM 83 2012 50 -25 75
MINIMUM 5 603 AM 0 1909 30 -25 35
AVERAGE 15 40 -25 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.16 1991 0.08 -0.08 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.99 1.08 0.91 2.13
SINCE MAR 1 1.99 1.08 0.91 2.13
SINCE JAN 1 3.59 3.50 0.09 2.72
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 4.2 1984 0.1 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.0 3.1 -0.1 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 3.1 -0.1 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 29.6 33.8 -4.2 14.0
SNOW DEPTH T
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 50 25 25 10
MONTH TO DATE 418 489 -71 359
SINCE MAR 1 418 489 -71 359
SINCE JUL 1 4720 5282 -562 4762
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 2
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 2
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 700 AM
LOWEST 41 100 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 83 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 -3 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 725 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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