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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
538 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         51    300 PM  86    1907  52     -1       53
                                      1938
  MINIMUM         29    656 AM   2    1951  32     -3       39
  AVERAGE         40                        42     -2       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.71 1884   0.07  -0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.37  -0.67     1.26
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.37  -0.67     1.26
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.79  -0.76     4.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.3  2006   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.6   -3.6      9.9
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.6   -3.6      9.9
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      34.3   -0.1     32.6
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           25                        23      2       19
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       585   -183      613
  SINCE MAR 1    402                       585   -183      613
  SINCE JUL 1   4268                      5378  -1110     5202

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    MM
 LOWEST     MM
 AVERAGE    MM

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        84      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         1      1912


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2024.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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