Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 PM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         55    123 PM  84    2012  49      6       51
                                      2015
  MINIMUM         40    131 AM  -4    1900  30     10       23
  AVERAGE         48                        40      8       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.86 1942   0.07  -0.07     0.15
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.00  -0.30     1.26
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.00  -0.30     1.26
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.42  -0.39     4.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           5.0  2001   0.1   -0.1      1.1
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.0   -3.0      9.9
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.0   -3.0      9.9
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      33.7    0.5     32.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           17                        26     -9       28
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       464   -202      450
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       464   -202      450
  SINCE JUL 1   4128                      5257  -1129     5039

 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76          1200 AM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        83      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         0      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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