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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT TUE MAR 12 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         68   1242 PM  77    1916  47     21       32
  MINIMUM         50    659 AM -11    1948  28     22       24
  AVERAGE         59                        38     21       28

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.95 1986   0.06  -0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.73  -0.49     1.11
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.73  -0.49     1.11
  SINCE JAN 1      2.57                      3.15  -0.58     4.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           4.4  1951   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5      8.8
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.5   -2.5      8.8
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      33.2    1.0     31.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            6                        27    -21       37
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       359   -150      331
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       359   -150      331
  SINCE JUL 1   4075                      5152  -1077     4920

 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63           700 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2007
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1975
                                             1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2024.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2024.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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