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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
537 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 58 359 PM 82 1910 55 3 81
MINIMUM 24 643 AM 9 1970 34 -10 50
AVERAGE 41 45 -4 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.47 1987 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.90 0.41 2.26
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 1.90 0.41 2.26
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.32 -0.41 2.85
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.2 1886 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 4.2 -0.7 2.7
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.2 -0.7 2.7
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 34.9 -4.8 14.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 24 20 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 559 736 -177 542
SINCE MAR 1 559 736 -177 542
SINCE JUL 1 4861 5529 -668 4945
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 1
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 3
SINCE MAR 1 7 0 7 3
SINCE JAN 1 7 0 7 3
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 700 AM
LOWEST 13 400 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 91 1986
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 6 1969
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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