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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 51 355 PM 80 1895 55 -4 69
1989
2012
MINIMUM 30 705 AM 6 1964 34 -4 46
AVERAGE 41 44 -3 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.01 1975 0.08 -0.08 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.81 0.50 2.26
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.81 0.50 2.26
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.23 -0.32 2.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.5 1887 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 4.1 -0.6 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.1 -0.6 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.8 -4.7 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 21 3 7
MONTH TO DATE 535 716 -181 542
SINCE MAR 1 535 716 -181 542
SINCE JUL 1 4837 5509 -672 4945
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 700 AM
LOWEST 24 400 PM
AVERAGE 53
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 82 1910
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 9 1970
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 28 2026.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 736 PM CDT
MARCH 29 2026.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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