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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
528 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         38    325 PM  83    2012  50    -12       28
  MINIMUM         20    512 AM  -3    1923  31    -11        9
  AVERAGE         29                        40    -11       19

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.57 1922   0.07  -0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.70                      1.15  -0.45     1.26
  SINCE MAR 1      0.70                      1.15  -0.45     1.26
  SINCE JAN 1      3.03                      3.57  -0.54     4.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             8.5  1923   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.3   -3.3      9.9
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         3.3   -3.3      9.9
  SINCE JUL 1     34.2                      34.0    0.2     32.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           36                        25     11       46
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       514   -180      538
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       514   -180      538
  SINCE JUL 1   4200                      5307  -1107     5127

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           300 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        81      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31       -10      1923


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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