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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 59 359 PM 83 1967 53 6 52
MINIMUM 38 556 AM 1 1974 33 5 28
AVERAGE 49 43 6 40
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.19 1945 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.58 0.73 2.25
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.58 0.73 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.00 -0.09 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1957 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 3.9 -0.4 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 3.9 -0.4 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.6 -4.5 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 16 22 -6 25
MONTH TO DATE 499 652 -153 500
SINCE MAR 1 499 652 -153 500
SINCE JUL 1 4801 5445 -644 4903
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 54 600 AM
LOWEST 29 400 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 88 1907
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 3 1955
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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