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CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
136 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026
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..THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 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)
YESTERDAY T 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 600 AM
LOWEST 31 300 PM
AVERAGE 57
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 13 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2026.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 740 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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