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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT MON MAR 30 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 87R 306 PM 83 1967 56 31 56
1968
MINIMUM 49 611 AM 6 1964 35 14 33
AVERAGE 68 45 23 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.88 1998 0.09 -0.09 0.06
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 2.07 0.24 2.67
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 2.07 0.24 2.67
SINCE JAN 1 3.91 4.49 -0.58 3.26
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.2 1901 0.0 0.0 0.3
MONTH TO DATE 3.5 4.3 -0.8 3.0
SINCE MAR 1 3.5 4.3 -0.8 3.0
SINCE JUL 1 30.1 35.0 -4.9 14.3
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 20 -20 20
MONTH TO DATE 568 776 -208 562
SINCE MAR 1 568 776 -208 562
SINCE JUL 1 4870 5569 -699 4965
COOLING
TODAY 3 0 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 5
SINCE MAR 1 10 0 10 5
SINCE JAN 1 10 0 10 5
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 600 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 13 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 30 2026.........SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT
MARCH 31 2026.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 739 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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