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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
144 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2026
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 51 503 PM 86 1910 53 -2 53
MINIMUM 30 658 AM 4 1965 32 -2 37
AVERAGE 41 43 -2 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 2009 0.07 -0.07 0.09
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.51 0.80 2.25
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.51 0.80 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 3.93 -0.02 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.8 1897 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.8 -0.3 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.8 -0.3 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.5 -4.4 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 22 2 20
MONTH TO DATE 483 630 -147 475
SINCE MAR 1 483 630 -147 475
SINCE JUL 1 4785 5423 -638 4878
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 78 600 AM
LOWEST 30 500 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 83 1967
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 1 1974
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2026.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT
MARCH 25 2026.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 732 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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