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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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