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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
529 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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 73 939 AM 87 1991 54 19 63
MINIMUM 53 438 AM -1 1964 34 19 30
AVERAGE 63 44 19 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.43 1882 0.07 -0.07 T
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.73 0.58 2.25
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.73 0.58 2.25
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.15 -0.24 2.84
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.3 1983 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 4.0 -0.5 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.0 -0.5 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.7 -4.6 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 2 21 -19 18
MONTH TO DATE 505 695 -190 535
SINCE MAR 1 505 695 -190 535
SINCE JUL 1 4807 5488 -681 4938
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 500 AM
LOWEST 42 400 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1895
1989
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 6 1964
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 26 2026.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT
MARCH 27 2026.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 735 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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