Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
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CDUS43 KDMX 142227
CLIDSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 PM CDT THU MAR 14 2024
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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 58 1212 AM 81 2012 48 10 40
MINIMUM 48 235 PM -3 1880 29 19 22
AVERAGE 53 39 14 31
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.46 1.50 1945 0.06 0.40 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.70 0.86 -0.16 1.11
SINCE MAR 1 0.70 0.86 -0.16 1.11
SINCE JAN 1 3.03 3.28 -0.25 4.76
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.2 1912 0.2 -0.2 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 2.8 -2.8 8.8
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.8 -2.8 8.8
SINCE JUL 1 34.2 33.5 0.7 31.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 12 26 -14 34
MONTH TO DATE 229 412 -183 404
SINCE MAR 1 229 412 -183 404
SINCE JUL 1 4095 5205 -1110 4993
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 400 AM
LOWEST 69 1200 AM
AVERAGE 83
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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 81 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 0 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2024.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 722 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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