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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 91R 359 PM 86 1907 52 39 59
1938
MINIMUM 53 707 AM 2 1951 32 21 33
AVERAGE 72 42 30 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.71 1884 0.07 -0.07 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.37 0.94 2.16
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.37 0.94 2.16
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 3.79 0.12 2.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.3 2006 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.6 -0.1 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.6 -0.1 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.3 -4.2 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 23 -23 19
MONTH TO DATE 447 585 -138 433
SINCE MAR 1 447 585 -138 433
SINCE JUL 1 4749 5378 -629 4836
COOLING
TODAY 7 0 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 2
SINCE MAR 1 7 0 7 2
SINCE JAN 1 7 0 7 2
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 68 700 AM
LOWEST 14 400 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 84 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 1 1912
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 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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