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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CST THU MAR 07 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0520 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         54    222 PM  79    2000  45      9       48
  MINIMUM         38    656 AM  -5    1996  26     12       33
  AVERAGE         46                        35     11       41

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.11 1990   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.42  -0.41     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.42  -0.41     0.01
  SINCE JAN 1      2.34                      2.84  -0.50     3.66

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.5  1891   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      32.2    2.0     22.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           19                        30    -11       24
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       218    -98      172
  SINCE MAR 1    120                       218    -98      172
  SINCE JUL 1   3986                      5011  -1025     4761

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        78      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  7 2024.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST
MARCH  8 2024.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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