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CDUS43 KDMX 192226
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 75 307 PM 81 2012 51 24 52
MINIMUM 37 650 AM -10 1923 31 6 32
AVERAGE 56 41 15 42
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.27 1982 0.07 -0.07 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.22 0.80 2.15
SINCE MAR 1 2.02 1.22 0.80 2.15
SINCE JAN 1 3.62 3.64 -0.02 2.74
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.4 1970 0.1 -0.1 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.4 0.1 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.4 0.1 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.1 -4.0 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 9 24 -15 23
MONTH TO DATE 447 538 -91 387
SINCE MAR 1 447 538 -91 387
SINCE JUL 1 4749 5331 -582 4790
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 700 AM
LOWEST 30 400 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 79 1938
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 4 1906
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT
MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 727 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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