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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 72 1219 AM 84 1988 52 20 60
MINIMUM 45 339 PM 1 1912 32 13 25
AVERAGE 59 42 17 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.02 2011 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.44 0.87 2.16
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.44 0.87 2.16
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 3.86 0.05 2.75
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 4.0 1903 0.1 MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.7 -0.2 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.7 -0.2 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.4 -4.3 14.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 23 -17 22
MONTH TO DATE 453 608 -155 455
SINCE MAR 1 453 608 -155 455
SINCE JUL 1 4755 5401 -646 4858
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 800 AM
LOWEST 31 1200 AM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 86 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 4 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT
MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 730 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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